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Paul Monette: The Brink of Summer's End (1997)
Directed by Monte Bramer
Overview
Narrated by Linda Hunt, this documentary examines the life of the late author and gay rights activist Paul Monette. Born in 1945 to a well-off Massachusetts family, Monette grows up unable to accept his homosexuality, for years hiding it from his loved ones while struggling to develop as a writer. In 1978, Monette publishes his first novel, which allows him to come out to his parents. After losing one lover to AIDS in 1986, he becomes a ferocious advocate for awareness of the disease.
Length 90 minutes
Actors
Judith Light | Tom Hulce | Paul Monette | Linda Hunt | Robert Desiderio