The 1989 rom-com “When Harry Met Sally” was one of 25 films chosen this year to enter the National Film Registry, a list that ranges from Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” to a 1898 silent documentary about the Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans.
And the most recent film on this year’s list is the 2011 “Pariah,” by Dee Rees, a coming-out story about a lesbian teen in Brooklyn that’s considered a prominent film in modern queer cinema.
Among a number of other LGBTQ-themed films chosen this year is the 1967 student short film “Behind Every Good Man” by Nikolai Ursin, a look at Black gender fluidity in Los Angeles. Another: the 1977 “Word is Out: Stories of Some of Our Lives,” which interviewed over two dozen gay people about their lives, becoming a landmark of the early gay rights movement.
“We are proud to add 25 more films by a group of vibrant and diverse filmmakers to the National Film Registry as we preserve our cinematic heritage,” said Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden.— “When Harry Met Sally” , Rob Reiner’s much-loved rom-com starring Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan with a script by Nora Ephron, and one of the best scenes ever filmed in a deli.— “Iron Man” , the Marvel superhero film starring Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow, directed by Jon Favreau.
— “The Little Mermaid , the classic Disney production with the Alan Menken and Howard Ashman songs about Ariel, who lives under the sea but wishes she were human.The library said that Turner Classic Movies would host a TV special on Dec. 27, screening a selection of this year’s movies entering the registry.
Also being preserved: “Cab Calloway Home Movies” , Scorpio Rising , “Titicut Follies” , “Mingus” , “Manzanar” , “Betty Tells Her Story” , “Super Fly” , “Attica” , “Union Maids” , “Bush Mama” , “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” , “Itam Hakim, Hoplit” , “Tongues Untied” , and “House Party” .
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