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Gateways Grind

So, just one year afterthe law changed, to have this film - which is the...

So, just one year after
the law changed, to have this film - which is the first
English-language film that's ever featured
a kind of...strong, legitimate female lesbian relationship -
was a really big deal

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So, just one year after the law changed, to have this film -
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which is the first English-language film
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that's ever featured a kind of...strong, legitimate
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female lesbian relationship - was a really big deal.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:29:00
Uploaded
Mar 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Jackdaw,Anubis Films

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Movie Summary

King's Road, the swinging 60s? Vivienne Westwood pioneering punk fashion? One notable establishment in this enclave of history that's often forgotten about is Gateways, London's longest-surviving lesbian club. Alongside a host of ...
I think the tag line for the film was something like - Gateways Grind 00:09
I think the tag line for the film was something like
I remember seeing The Killing Of Sister George - Gateways Grind 00:08
I remember seeing The Killing Of Sister George
I think one of the troubles is it's scripted by men. - Gateways Grind 00:06
I think one of the troubles is it's scripted by men.
You know, and it's all right having men scripting - Gateways Grind 00:07
You know, and it's all right having men scripting
If it had been against the backdrop of lesbians saying who they were. - Gateways Grind 00:06
If it had been against the backdrop of lesbians saying who t...
So, Frank Marcus, who wrote the original stage play, - Gateways Grind 00:11
So, Frank Marcus, who wrote the original stage play,
The implication was that his wife, who was an actress at the time, - Gateways Grind 00:12
The implication was that his wife, who was an actress at the...
So I think there's lots of really incredible things - Gateways Grind 00:17
So I think there's lots of really incredible things
Not only that, they used the actual real-life Gateways clientele, - Gateways Grind 00:09
Not only that, they used the actual real-life Gateways clien...
What is less clear - about why the clientele agreed to be on camera. - Gateways Grind 00:09
What is less clear - about why the clientele agreed to be on...
What I imagine none of them imagined was who would have seen the film, - Gateways Grind 00:23
What I imagine none of them imagined was who would have seen...
I think that, probably, those connections hadn't been made. - Gateways Grind 00:05
I think that, probably, those connections hadn't been m...
You have to question a little bit about the ethics - Gateways Grind 00:09
You have to question a little bit about the ethics
Bob Aldrich approached my mother. - Gateways Grind 00:05
Bob Aldrich approached my mother.
He pitched it to her that he would like to film in the club, - Gateways Grind 00:11
He pitched it to her that he would like to film in the club,
"Every girl in here, all my members need a day's work. - Gateways Grind 00:06
"Every girl in here, all my members need a day's w...
"And, in any case, they should play themselves. - Gateways Grind 00:06
"And, in any case, they should play themselves.
Smithy said... You know, they kept having to go over her part. - Gateways Grind 00:06
Smithy said... You know, they kept having to go over her par...
"Rightio!" I found that kind of hilarious, - Gateways Grind 00:07
"Rightio!" I found that kind of hilarious,
Are they members? Yes, I think so. They are expecting me. - Gateways Grind 00:05
Are they members? Yes, I think so. They are expecting me.