Paul Monette: The Brink of Summer's End (1996)
90 min
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.
- Release date
- January 1, 1997
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Jon Ehrlich
Cast
- Judith Light as Self
- Robert Desiderio as Self
- Jonathan Fried as Narrator: readings
- Linda Hunt as Narrator
- Winston Wilde as Self
Crew
- Tom Hulce · Archive footage
- Paul Monette · Archive footage
- Monte Bramer · Director
- Monte Bramer · Writer
- Lesli Klainberg · Producer
- Jon Ehrlich · Composer
- Chris Reiss · Editor