Paul Monette: The Brink of Summer's End
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1997-01-01
⌚ Running Time: 90 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 1.0

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Judith Light original image
Judith Light
Tom Hulce original image
Tom Hulce
Paul Monette original image
Paul Monette
Linda Hunt original image
narrator
Linda Hunt
Robert Desiderio original image
Robert Desiderio

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