Name: Ahead of the Curve
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2021-05-28
Rating: 7.3

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Storyline

With a fist full of credit cards, a lucky run at the horse track, and a title that called to mind a certain French film star, Franco Stevens launched the best-selling lesbian lifestyle magazine ever published, connecting her community in an unprecedented way. AHEAD OF THE CURVE is a new feature documentary about the extraordinary woman who started Curve magazine, and by doing so helped accelerate the political and social evolution of the nation.

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DirectorsRivkah Beth Medow, Jen Rainin

ReleasedMay 28, 2021

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

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Parental guide14BR

Reviews

7 reviews · 6 critics

5 fresh · 1 rotten

Peter Keough

RTBoston GlobeJun 10, 2021

A vivid portrait of a resilient and inspiring figure as well as a microcosm of three decades of social and cultural change, Ahead of the Curve is a provocative and illuminating way to usher in LBGTQ+ Pride Month.

Tracy Brown

RTLos Angeles TimesJun 2, 2021

The true story of how Deneuve magazine - later renamed Curve - was able to launch in 1990 is as outlandish as the best urban legends.

Peter Bradshaw

RTGuardianJun 2, 2021

A valuable portrait of a great risk-taker.

William Schwartz

RTBook & Film GlobeJun 14, 2024

How exactly do you start a lesbian magazine in the early nineties without offending, you know, someone? In a weird way, Stevens did manage to solve that riddle- via shameless branding.