Paul Monette: The Brink of Summer's End
1997, English. Directed by Monte Bramer.
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.
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- 1h 30m
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- 1 January 1997
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Paul Monette: The Brink of Summer's End isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1997. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Paul Monette: The Brink of Summer's End?
Paul Monette: The Brink of Summer's End (1997) was directed by Monte Bramer and stars Paul Monette, Linda Hunt, Judith Light.