Paul Monette: The Brink of Summer's End
1997•1h 30m•2.8•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Monte Bramer
Writer
Monte Bramer
Languages
English
Cast
Paul Monette
Self
Linda Hunt
Self - Narrator (voice)
Judith Light
Self
Tom Hulce
Self
Robert Desiderio
Self
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