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How Hollywood Betrayed Jonathan Demme’s ‘Philadelphia’ LGBT Legacy

RADICAL

In 1993, many criticized the landmark Hollywood movie ‘Philadelphia’ with Tom Hanks as a gay lawyer with AIDS as not radical enough. But time has proved Demme an era-defining film-maker.

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