![]() ![]() 'A fine, tender and sexy book. ![]() With Ryan Corr, Sarah Snook, Francesco Ferdinandi, Craig Stott. 'A monumentally loved book: just mention its title and it's enough to trigger off a wave of people's recollections of first reading it and the emotional toll it took on them. Holding the Man: Directed by Neil Armfield. The book chronicled Conigrave’s passionate 15-year relationship with John Caleo, from the time they were 16-year-old students at Melbourne’s Xavier College until Caleo. This is a book as refreshing and uplifting as it is moving a funny and sad and celebratory account of growing up gay, and a true Australian classic! Holding the Man, by Melbourne-born actor and playwright Timothy Conigrave, was a balm to thousands of gay men, many of whom had lost friends and lovers in the AIDS crisis. ![]() ![]() With honesty and insight, ''Holding the Man'' explores the highs and lows of any partnership, and the strength of heart both men have to find when they test positive to HIV. So begins a relationship that weathers disapproval, separation and, ultimately, death. The mid-seventies: at an all-boys Catholic school in Melbourne, Timothy Conigrave falls wildly and sweetly in love with the captain of the football team. This movie tie-in edition has just been released to coincide with it, and features a foreword by journalist and author David Marr. This well loved and best-selling Australian gay story is now a major film featuring Ryan Corr and Craig Stott, based on the hit Tommy Murphy play and directed by Neil Armfield. ![]()
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