Should you watch Circus of Books?
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Circus of Books
Documentary · 2019
For decades, a nice Jewish couple ran Circus of Books, a porn shop and epicenter for gay LA. Their director daughter documents their life and times.
The sides of Circus of Books
- A Jewish couple running a gay porn shop in LA
- Their daughter behind the camera
- Decades of gay life in Los Angeles
Circus of Books is good for you if…
- you like a family portrait where parents and children finally talk.
- you want to see gay Los Angeles from the 1970s on through one shop.
- you like real people with a secret life that sounds made up.
Circus of Books is bad for you if…
- you'd rather not see the gay porn on the shop's shelves.
- you can't watch the AIDS years, when the shop lost friends and staff.
About: family secrets · gay history · acceptance
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