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书本马戏团正片
别名:书简乐园,书之马戏团,书本马戏团CircusofBooks
分类:纪录片
导演: 瑞秋·梅森
主演: Karen Mason Barry Mason 瑞秋·梅森 Josh Mason Micah Mason Alexei Romanoff Billy Miller Don Norman Freddie Bercovitz Paulo Morillo
类型:纪录片
本片《书本马戏团》正片别名《书简乐园,书之马戏团,书本马戏团CircusofBooks》是由导演瑞秋·梅森执导,主演Karen Mason,Barry Mason,瑞秋·梅森,Josh Mason,Micah Mason,Alexei Romanoff,Billy Miller,Don Norman,Freddie Bercovitz,Paulo Morillo,Ellen Winer,拉里·弗林特,David Gregory,Fernando Aguilar,阿拉斯加·桑德法克等一起参与演出的一部纪录片,本片讲述的是:In1976,KarenandBarryMasonhadfallenonhardtimesandwerelookingforawaytosupporttheiryoungfamilywhentheyansweredanadintheLosAngelesTimes.LarryFlyntwasseekingdistributorsforHustlerMagazine.WhatwasexpectedtobeabriefsidelineledtotheirbecomingfullyimmersedintheLGBTcommunityastheytookoveralocalstore,CircusofBooks.Adecadelater,theyhadbecomethebiggestdistributorsofgaypornintheUS.Thefilmfocusesonthedoublelifetheyled,tryingtomaintainthebalanceofbeingparentsatatimewhenLGBTculturewasnotyetaccepted.TheirmanychallengesincludedfacingjailtimeforafederalobscenityprosecutionandenablingtheirstoretobeaplaceofrefugeattheheightoftheAIDScrisis.CircusofBooksoffersarareglimpseintoanuntoldchapterofqueerhistory,anditistoldthroughthelenseoftheowners’owndaughter,RachelMason,anartist,filmmakerandmusician.