Love! Valour! Compassion! (film)
| Love! Valour! Compassion! | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Joe Mantello |
| Screenplay by | Terrence McNally |
| Based on | Love! Valour! Compassion! by Terrence McNally |
| Produced by | Doug Chapin |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Alik Sakharov |
| Edited by | Colleen Sharp |
| Music by | Harold Wheeler |
| Distributed by | Fine Line Features |
Release date | January 25, 1997 |
Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2 million |
| Box office | $2.9 million |
Love! Valour! Compassion! is a 1997 drama film directed by
AIDS.[2]
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
.
Synopsis
The story of eight gay male friends who spend the three major holiday weekends of one summer (
skinny-dipping, truth-telling, and soul-searching mix questions about life and death with a dress rehearsal for Swan Lake
performed in drag.
Cast
In this film adaptation, McNally reunited the original cast, with the exceptions of Nathan Lane and Anthony Heald. Jason Alexander stepped in for Lane and Stephen Spinella replaced Heald.
| Role | 1995 Broadway Opening Night Cast |
1997 Film Cast |
|---|---|---|
| Gregory Mitchell | Stephen Bogardus | |
| John & James Jeckyll | John Glover | |
| Perry Sellars | Anthony Heald | Stephen Spinella |
| Buzz Hauser | Nathan Lane | Jason Alexander |
| Ramon Fornos | Randy Becker | |
| Arthur Pape | John Benjamin Hickey | |
| Bobby Brahms | Justin Kirk | |
Reception
Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a rating of 71% from 24 reviews.[3]
Further reading
- McNally, Terrence (1995). Love! Valor! Compassion!. New York: Dramatists Play Service. pp. 104 pp. ISBN 0-8222-1467-9.
References
- ^ Holden, Stephen (May 16, 1997). "Love Valour Compassion (1997) Tenderness and Rage Residing in Men's Hearts". The New York Times.
- ISBN 9780415306515. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
- ^ "Love! Valour! Compassion!". Rotten Tomatoes.
