A Question of Love

• Director: Jerry Thorpe
• AMG Rating:
• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: Gay & Lesbian Films, Docudrama
• Themes: Custody Battles
• Main Cast: Josh Albee
• Release Year: 1978
• Country: US
• Run Time: 100 minutes

Plot

A Question of Love is the deceptively bland title for this controversial made-for-TV film. Gena Rowlands plays a divorced nurse who is doing her best to raise her young sons (Keith Mitchell and Josh Albee) without their dad's help. Rowlands' ex-husband Clu Gulager files for full custody of the children. It isn't that Gulager is selfish or vindictive: the fact is that Rowlands is a lesbian, with a live-in lover (Jane Alexander), and Gulager feels that her lifestyle is not in the boys' best interests. Nothing is cut and dried in William Blinn's intelligent screenplay: there are no heroes and villains, no absolute "right" or "wrong." Extremists and moderates are depicted with equanimity, as are the points in favor of both Rowlands' and Gulager's position. While it has unavoidably dated since its first telecast on November 26, 1978, A Question of Love retains most of his dramatic power even after nearly two decades. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Josh Albee; Jane Alexander; Ned Beatty; Bonnie Bedelia; Jocelyn Brando; Clu Gulager; Nancy McKeon; Keith Mitchell; Gena Rowlands; James Sutorius; Gwen Arner

Credit

Jerry Thorpe - Director, Billy Goldenberg - Composer (Music Score)

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