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The Closet (2001) A cagey, high-gloss farce about mistaken sexual identity starring Daniel Auteuil as a mouse-dull man about to be fired, who saves his job -- and… R PT86M Comedy Foreign Language Daniel Auteuil Gerard Depardieu Michel Aumont Thierry Lhermitte Jean Rochefort Gaumont Le Studio Canal TF1 Films Productions Miramax
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The Closet (2001)

MPAA Rating: R
Reviewed by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Dec 13, 2002

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A-

Details Release Date: Jul 13, 2001; Limited Release: Jun 29, 2001; Rated: R; Length: 86 Minutes; Genres: Comedy, Foreign Language; With: Daniel Auteuil and Gerard Depardieu; Distributor: Miramax

A cagey, high-gloss farce about mistaken sexual identity starring Daniel Auteuil as a mouse-dull man about to be fired, who saves his job -- and revitalizes his life -- by pretending to be gay. Gerard Depardieu matches him shtick for shtick as a crass, macho, gay-baiting coworker.

Originally posted Dec 13, 2002 Published in issue #608 Aug 10, 2001 Order article reprints