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Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives

1992 Canadian documentary film about lesbian pulp fiction directed by Lynne Fernie
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Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives

Summary

Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (199 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives received the The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives — award received (P166): GLAAD Media Awards[3].
  • Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives received the The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives — award received (P166): Genie Awards[4].
  • Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives's instance of is recorded as The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives — instance of (P31): film[5].
  • Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives was directed by The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives — director (P57): Lynne Fernie[6].
  • Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives's genre is The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives — genre (P136): documentary film[7].
  • Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives's genre is The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives — genre (P136): LGBTQ-related film[8].
  • A cast member of Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives was The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives — cast member (P161): Ann Bannon[9].
  • Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives's depicts is recorded as The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives — depicts (P180): lesbian pulp fiction[10].
  • Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives's production company is recorded as The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives — production company (P272): National Film Board of Canada[11].
  • The original language of Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives was The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives — original language of film or TV show (P364): English[12].
  • Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives's review score is recorded as 80%[13].
  • Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives's review score is recorded as 6.5/10[14].
  • Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives's country of origin is recorded as The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives — country of origin (P495): Canada[15].
  • Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives was released on January 1, 1992[16].
  • Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives was released on June 15, 1995[17].
  • Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives's distributed by is recorded as The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives — distributed by (P750): National Film Board of Canada[18].
  • Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives's film editor is recorded as The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives — film editor (P1040): Denise Beaudoin[19].
  • Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives'}[20].

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Authorship and Creation

Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives was directed by The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives — director (P57): Lynne Fernie[6]. A cast member of it was The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives — cast member (P161): Ann Bannon[9].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1992[16] and June 15, 1995[17]. The original language of Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives was The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives — original language of film or TV show (P364): English[12]. Genres include The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives — genre (P136): documentary film[7] and The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives — genre (P136): LGBTQ-related film[8].

Reception

Awards received include The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives — award received (P166): GLAAD Media Awards[3], a group of awards[21], in United States[22], founded in 1990[23] and The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives — award received (P166): Genie Awards[4], an annual prize[24], in Canada[25], founded in 1980[26]. Reviews include 80%[13] and 6.5/10[14].

Why It Matters

Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (199 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

What awards did Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives receive?

Honors received include The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives — award received (P166): GLAAD Media Awards[3] and The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives — award received (P166): Genie Awards[4].

Related Entities

Canada film

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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