Love! Valour! Compassion!
Love! Valour! Compassion!

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  • Released: 1997
  • Runtime: 108 mins
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  • Studio: Fine Line Features
  • Genres: Drama

Gregory invites seven friends to spend the summer at his large, secluded 19th-century home in upstate New York. The seven are: Bobby, Gregory's "significant other," who is blind but who loves to explore the home's garden using his sense of touch; Art and Perry, two "yuppies" who drive a Volvo and who celebrate their 14th anniversary together that summer; John, a dour expatriate Briton who loathes his twin brother James; Ramon, John's "companion," who is physically attracted t... (Full plot summary below)

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Gregory invites seven friends to spend the summer at his large, secluded 19th-century home in upstate New York. The seven are: Bobby, Gregory's "significant other," who is blind but who loves to explore the home's garden using his sense of touch; Art and Perry, two "yuppies" who drive a Volvo and who celebrate their 14th anniversary together that summer; John, a dour expatriate Briton who loathes his twin brother James; Ramon, John's "companion," who is physically attracted to Bobby and immediately tries to seduce the blind man; James, a cheerful soul who is in the advanced stages of AIDS; and Buzz, a fan of traditional Broadway musicals who is dealing with his own HIV-positive status.

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Film Threat - 9/10 by Ron WellsThe best thing the filmmakers did was to pull a cast out of the stage productions. Importantly, the actors convey a sense of history and comfort with each other.
The New York Times - 9/10 by Stephen HoldenOne reason the film version of Terrence McNally's play Love! Valour! Compassion! is so moving is that this complicated group portrait never loses its slippery emotional footing.
L.A. Weekly - 8/10 by Ella TaylorYet the pride and sympathy McNally brings to his characters reminds us how far gay film has progressed from the long, self-lacerating whine of "The Boys in the Band".
The A.V. Club - 8/10 by Keith PhippsWhile director Joe Mantello (who also helmed the stage production) often uses the opened-up space of the movie well, he doesn't always avoid some of the common pitfalls that come with adapting plays.
ReelViews - 8/10 by James BerardinelliIt's rare for homosexuals in mainstream motion pictures to be presented as individuals rather than icons; Love! Valour! Compassion! defies tradition by proffering its characters as real people with believable problems.
Variety - 8/10 by Emanuel LevyIt is so sharply written and entertaining that in its stage-to-screen transfer the material easily overcomes its theatrical sensibility and the static direction of Joe Mantello, who also staged the Broadway production.
Christian Science Monitor - 8/10 by David SterrittThere are endearing and powerful moments which thankfully overshadow the occasional clichéd passages.
San Francisco Chronicle - 8/10 by Ruthe SteinMcNally adapted his Tony-award winning play for the screen, and for once a movie is an improvement on the stage version.
Chicago Sun-Times - 8/10 by Roger EbertYet Love! Valour! Compassion! has power and insight, and perhaps what makes it strong is its disinterest in technical experiments: It is about characters and dialogue, expressed through good acting--the very definition of the "well-made play."
Entertainment Weekly - 8/10 by Lisa SchwarzbaumBut the great revelation in this version is the terrific, beautifully controlled work of Alexander -- Seinfeld's most gifted actor, whose recent movie roles have not allowed him to show his range.

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