书本马戏团

分类： 纪录片 地区： 美国 年份： 2019

更新： 2024-07-28

主演： Aguilar Alexei Barry Bercovitz Billy David Don Ellen Fernando Freddie Gregory Josh Karen Mason Mason Mason Mason Micah Miller Morillo Norman Paulo Romanoff Winer 拉里·弗林特 瑞秋·梅森 阿拉斯加·桑德法克

导演： 瑞秋·梅森

简介：In1976,KarenandBarryMasonhadfallenonhardtimesandwerelookingforawaytosupporttheiryoungfamilywhentheyansweredanadintheLosAngelesTimes.LarryFlyntwasseekingdistributorsforHustlerMagazine.WhatwasexpectedtobeabriefsidelineledtotheirbecomingfullyimmersedintheLGBTcommunityastheytookoveralocalstore,CircusofBooks.Adecadelater,theyhadbecomethebiggestdistributorsofgaypornintheUS.Thefilmfocusesonthedoublelifetheyled,tryingtomaintainthebalanceofbeingparentsatatimewhenLGBTculturewasnotyetaccepted.TheirmanychallengesincludedfacingjailtimeforafederalobscenityprosecutionandenablingtheirstoretobeaplaceofrefugeattheheightoftheAIDScrisis.CircusofBooksoffersarareglimpseintoanuntoldchapterofqueerhistory,anditistoldthroughthelenseoftheowners’owndaughter,RachelMason,anartist,filmmakerandmusician.