Tab Hunter Confidential
1/10/2015, 22:00, Ιντεάλ
How did a celebrity manage to survive 50s Hollywood by conducting a love affair with Antony Perkins in private, while carrying on with Natalie Wood in public? A portrait of Tab Hunter, the ultimate Hollywood heartbreaker with a secret gay agenda, exploring the persona the star system built for him.
In the 50s, Tab Hunter was considered a big Hollywood heartbreaker. Dozens of movies and magazines idolized his sex appeal and hordes of young fans screamed out his name. His Golden Boy status as a successful actor and musician, had turned him into a role model for many young men at the time. But his pin-up boy image concealed a big secret: Tab Hunter was gay. For years he lived in fear his sexual identity would revealed, putting an end to his career. This insightful documentary portrays Hunter as a victim of the Hollywood image-building machine at a time when being openly gay was simply unheard of, focusing on the aftermath of fame and his struggle for survival past his heyday. Here’s how you balance a secret love affair with Antony Perkins, while publicly flirting with beauties like Natalie Wood!
Tab Hunter Confidential - trailer from NyxtesPremieras
Σκηνοθεσία / Director
Jeffrey Schwarz
Φωτογραφία / DoP
Nancy Schreiber
Μουσική / Music
Michael ''The Millionaire'' Cudahy
Μοντάζ / Editor
Jeffrey Schwarz
Εμφανίζονται/ Featuring
Tab Hunter, John Waters
Clint Eastwood, George Takei
Debbie Reynolds, Robert Wagner
ΗΠΑ / USA
2015
Εγχρωμο και Ασπρόμαυρο / Color & B&W
DCP
90'
Αγγλικά / English
