PAUL DONOVAN applauds an intriguing multi-layered depiction, dominated by a stunning impersonation of Marilyn herself
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Powerful meditation on the personal and political costs of the Aids epidemic
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LEO BOIX applauds an audacious, self-questioning film about grief, friendship and film-making
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The Inheritance
Noel Coward Theatre, London
AIDS, sex, death, history, culture, politics, love, loss, compassion, community. How do young gay men come to terms with this whirlwind of issues?
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