Jonathan Vandermark is. .
a music teacher ,
has a weakness for young men,
has great aspirations and
does not have a pot to piss in.
In 'Suffering Man's Charity' aka 'Ghost Writer' Alan Cumming delivers a tour-de-force as both actor and director in this dark comic romp.Cumming plays John Vandermark, a music teacher who dreams of writing an opera, although his greatest talent seems to be in supporting artistic younger men. His latest conquest/charity case is Sebastian St. Germain (played by David Boreanaz), whose novel seems as non-existent as his celibacy, although the latter is only reserved for his host.
When Vandermark discovers that Germain is sleeping around with women around town, they have a very spirited knock-down-drag-out bitchfest about it, to put it lightly.
The movie is not for the faint of heart, or for those who want a sympathetic lead character, or for those who like things to be tied up with a nice bow at the end. It is a very over-the-top movie in both its comedy, construct, and content.
In the question and answer period after the film's screning at Frameline, the San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival, Cumming said it was possibly his only chance to play a Tennessee Williams heroine. He also acknowledged Sunset Boulevard, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? and All About Eve as his film's fore bearers.The movie also has an amazing supporting cast featuring Henry Thomas, Karen Black, Anne Heche, Jane Lynch and Carrie Fisher.
'Suffering Man's Charity' is wildly unpredictable, devilishly fiendish, and unquestionably enjoyable, for those who like their movies dark and their protagonists even darker. ~ Jeff Walsh
Information: 'Suffering Man's Charity' aka 'Ghost Writer'
Web:Cast, Bios and Additional Details at IMDb
Director: Alan Cumming
Writer: Tom Gallagher
Cast, Crew & Credits: Full Cast, Crew & Credits
Genre: Comedy | Horror
Runtime: 92 min.
Spoken Language: English
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