Love! Valour! Compassion! (1997)

Directed by

Joe Mantello

Genre

drama film, comedy film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 48m

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 44 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Eight gay men spend three summer weekends together at a country house in upstate New York. They talk, argue, laugh, and support each other through personal struggles and the ongoing AIDS crisis.

reflectivebittersweetintimatewarmmelancholictendergroundedconversational

What happens

Love! Valour! Compassion! is a 1997 drama film directed by Joe Mantello and written by Terrence McNally, adapted from McNally's play of the same name. It revolves around eight gay men who gather for three summer weekends at a lakeside house in Dutchess County, New York, where they relax, reflect, and plan for survival in an era plagued by AIDS. As with many screen adaptations of stage plays, the script underwent numerous changes, eliminating almost all direct addresses to the audience and the conclusion of one of the subplots. Mantello was nominated for the Grand Special Prize at the Deauville Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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