Love! Valour! Compassion!

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Love! Valour! Compassion!

R,

1997,

1h 50m,

Comedy/

Drama

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72%

18 Reviews

Tomatometer

77%

2,500+ Ratings

Popcornmeter

72%

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18 Reviews

77%

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2,500+ Ratings

A group of gay New Yorkers -- including Buzz Hauser (Jason Alexander), an HIV-positive Broadway musical enthusiast; John Jeckyll (John Glover), a dry-witted British composer; and Gregory Mitchell (Stephen Bogardus), a prominent Broadway choreographer -- spend summer weekends together at a lakeside house in upstate New York. As the season progresses and secrets begin to surface, the complex relationships within the group are sometimes strained and sometimes strengthened.

Critics Consensus

Sharp writing and a strong ensemble make Love! Valour! Compassion! work, though its stage-like presentation leaves something to be desired.

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Emanuel Levy

Variety

Jan 24, 2007

C+

Terrence McNally's Tony award-winning play, a perceptive, often hilarious look and love and life in the AIDS era, is so sharply written and bluntly entertaining that it almost overcomes Joe Mantell's static direction, which is too theatrical.

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Mike Clark

USA Today

Jan 1, 2000

2/4

Outdoor settings alone do not a movie make, though director Joe Mantello (who also directed the play) seems to be trying.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Jan 1, 2000

3/4

Love! Valour! Compassion! is a touching and perceptive film, about themes anyone can identify with: loneliness, jealousy, need, generosity.

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Frank J. Avella

Edge Media Network

Jul 7, 2022

B

McNally captures urban gay life in the final decade of the 20th century with wit and perspicacity.

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Sheila Reid

Women in the Life

May 31, 2022

Terrence McNally's deeply human drama speaks with wisdom and humor about friendship, life, and loss.

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Bob Satuloff

The Advocate

Apr 19, 2022

Not debatable are LIVICI's rich ensemble performances and the smooth transition Terrence McNally's play makes to the screen under debuting filmmaker Joe Mantello's direction.

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Joe Mantello

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Jason Alexander

Buzz Hauser

Randy Becker

Ramon Fornos

Stephen Bogardus

Gregory Mitchell

John Glover

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Synopsis

A group of gay New Yorkers -- including Buzz Hauser (Jason Alexander), an HIV-positive Broadway musical enthusiast; John Jeckyll (John Glover), a dry-witted British composer; and Gregory Mitchell (Stephen Bogardus), a prominent Broadway choreographer -- spend summer weekends together at a lakeside house in upstate New York. As the season progresses and secrets begin to surface, the complex relationships within the group are sometimes strained and sometimes strengthened.

Director: Joe Mantello
Producer: Doug Chapin, Barry Krost
Screenwriter: Terrence McNally, Terrence McNally
Distributor: Fine Line Features
Production Co: Krost/Chapin Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 16, 1997, Wide
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.9M
Runtime: 1h 50m
Sound Mix: Dolby

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