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Love! Valour! Compassion! (1997)
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16 May 1997 (USA) moreTagline:
Eight men. One summer. Figure it out.Plot:
Gregory invites seven friends to spend the summer at his large, secluded 19th-century home in upstate New York... more | add synopsisAwards:
1 nomination moreUser Comments:
A summer in the country moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Jason Alexander | ... | Buzz Hauser | |
| Stephen Spinella | ... | Perry Sellars | |
| Stephen Bogardus | ... | Gregory Mitchell | |
| Randy Becker | ... | Ramon Fornos | |
| John Benjamin Hickey | ... | Arthur Pape | |
| Justin Kirk | ... | Bobby Brahms | |
| John Glover | ... | John Jeckyll, James Jeckyll |
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Rated R for graphic nudity, some sexuality and strong language.Parents Guide:
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108 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Iceland:12 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | USA:R (certificate #34857) | Australia:MA | France:U | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:III | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) | Spain:18Fun Stuff
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Stephen Bogardus was nominated for the 1995 Tony Award (New York City) for Supporting or Features Actor in a Drama for "Love! Valour! Compassion!" and recreated the role in the film version. moreGoofs:
Continuity: The amount of milk in a bottle does not match the amount of milk on the floor after the bottle is dropped and broken. moreQuotes:
Arthur: I see you've had an accident. Back in Catholic Boys' School we used to call them "Nocturnal Emissions." It always made me think of Chopin; Nocturnal Emissions in G Minor. moreSoundtrack:
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It's amazing the fate the great play by Terrence McNally suffered on its way to the movies. The fact that it's basically the same team that produced this moving theater piece at New York's Manhattan Theater Club and later transferred to Broadway with basically the same cast, and with the same director, Joe Mantello, doesn't give the film viewer any idea of what "Love, Valor, Compassion" was so effective on the theater in comparison what one watches this version on the screen.
First, and foremost, the replacement of Nathan Lane, the originator of the role of Buzz was the first mistake. In fact, Jason Alexander, a good actor otherwise, throws away the balance of the film as he portrays Buzz. Mr. Alexander is out of his element in the movie. He seems to be acting in a different film, rather on this one.
The rest of the brilliant cast is repeating the roles they originated on the play.
"Love, Valor, Compassion" deals with a lot of serious topics in a matter of fact way. AIDS is at the center of the story as this group is affected deeply in one way, or another, by the plague that is killing most of these men gathered at a summer house. There is also a subtext in the movie about relationships, friendship, and loyalty.
John Glover playing the twin brothers, John, and James, gives one of his best performances in this picture. Mr. Glover is an actor who has a long background in both theater and films and he is a welcome addition to anything he decides to grace with his presence.
Stephen Spinella and John Benjamin Hickey, are Perry and Arthur, a gay couple that has managed to stay together fourteen years, a record for this type of life where relationships tend not to last at all. Stephen Bogardus and Justin Kirk, are Gregory and Bobby, the host of the house and his sweet blind lover. Randy Becker plays Ramon, who appears to be a hustler and has been brought as a guest and ends up betraying his companion and the host.
Finally, the fact the film doesn't work rests with the direction of Joe Mantello, an excellent theater director for casting the wrong man in a key part in the movie and perhaps his unfamiliarity working in films.