Paul Monette: The Brink of Summer's End (1997)
• January 1st, 1997 • 1h 30min
Documentary
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.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
At the End of Nothing at All
Released on: 2024-03-02
Documentary
Every morning, Marcel confides in his tape recorder. It is from his reflections on life that this fi...
Uncle Bob
Released on: 2010-06-26
Documentary
Robert Oppel's documentary about the life and murder of his uncle and namesake, Robert Opel, the man...
Great Homes of Rochester
Released on: 2002-03-04
Documentary, History, TV Movie
Travel through the streets of Rochester and you’ll find some extraordinary architecture. From Califo...
Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies
Released on: 2017-06-09
Documentary
A barefoot contessa, a screwed-up princess, an exquisite drunk, a bawdy aristocrat, a nightmare for ...
Rage, Sex, and Jazz: I Spit on Your Graves by Vernon Sullivan
Released on: 2022-11-09
Documentary, History, TV Movie
In 1946, the controversial French writer Boris Vian writes his novel I Spit on Your Graves under the...
Eterna
Released on: 2022-11-07
Documentary, Music
Eterna is a 2022 Spanish documentary film directed by Juanma Sayalonga and David Sainz about the lif...
Secrets of the Gay Sauna
Released on: 2016-03-02
Documentary
Gay saunas are places where men meet strangers to have sex. With exclusive access to one Nottingham ...
I'm a Porn Star
Released on: 2013-08-17
Documentary, Comedy
I'm a Porn Star follows the lives of guys in the neighborhood who are likely a lot more famous than ...
Gulpilil: One Red Blood
Released on: 2002-04-05
Documentary
An hour-long documentary on the life and career of actor David Gulpilil.
Dans les yeux d'Elsa Triolet
Released on: 2022-09-10
Documentary, TV Movie
Portrait of the writer Elsa Triolet, wife of poet Louis Aragon. The tile is a play on a famous poem ...
The Homosexuals
Released on: 1967-03-07
Documentary, TV Movie
On March 7, 1967, 40 million Americans tuned in to watch CBS Reports: The Homosexuals, network telev...
Philip Roth Unleashed
Released on: 2014-05-20
Documentary
After Portnoy's Complaint launched him as a new literary voice, not to mention a scandalous one, Phi...
Fernanda Young: Foge-me ao Controle
Released on: 2024-08-29
Documentary
A dive into the intimate and creative universe of writer, screenwriter, and presenter Fernanda Young...
Anatomy of a Male Ballet Dancer
Released on: 2017-02-03
Documentary
A documentary portrait of Brazilian ballet star Marcelo Gomes.
René Goscinny, Our Uncle From Armorica
Released on: 2017-10-08
Documentary, TV Movie
The career of French comic author René Goscinny was a living blend of cultures and an expression of ...
Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music
Released on: 2019-11-01
Documentary
A look at the life and work of the Austrian composer who pioneered the musical scoring of films - hu...
