Paul Monette: The Brink of Summer's End

1997-01-0190m14+

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.

Cast:Paul Monette, Linda Hunt, Judith Light, Tom Hulce, Robert Desiderio,

Genre:Documentary,

country:United States of America,

Production:none

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