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One Foot on a Banana Peel, the Other Foot in the Grave: Secrets from the Dolly Madison Room (1994)
Director: Juan Botas
Cast: Jonathan Demme, Juan Botas, Bernard Morisset, Daniel Chapman
Runtime79 min
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Secrets from the Dolly Madison Room This thoughts and feelings of gays with AIDS are revealed in this documentary set in a New York West Village clinic. One of the patients dies during the course of the film. The patients speak with candor and humor about their grave condition, about the support they give each other, and about their preparations for death. The outcome alternates between pathos and the upbeat.
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This 1994 documentary directed by Juan Botas provides a candid and emotional look at the lives of gay men with AIDS in New York's West Village. While the film alternates between poignant and upbeat tones as patients speak about their grave condition and preparations for death, critical reception and audience ratings for the film are not widely available.