The Dying Gaul

"Woe to him who seeks to please rather than appall"

Jan 1 2005 R 1h 32m
Drama, Romance

A grief-stricken screenwriter unknowingly enters a three-way relationship with a woman and her film executive husband - to chilling results.

Plot

The gay screenwriter Robert, who is grieving the recent loss of his lover, writes a screenplay based on his biography and tries to sell it to the Hollywood producer Jeffrey. He offers one million dollars for his work, provided changes in the story replacing the dying man per a woman to make a commercial film. Jeffrey shows the screenplay to his wife Elaine, who loves to write and to plant flowers, and she is also delighted with the story. Robert works introducing the required modifications and Jeffrey, who is bisexual, has an affair with him. Meanwhile Elaine finds the gay website where Robert writes and she creates a fake profile to have conversation with him pretending that she is his deceased lover. Soon she learns the affair of her husband and she decides to leave him. But when the gay Robert discovers the truth, he has a breakdown and takes vengeance for Elaine with tragic consequences.

Written by

Craig Lucas

Directed by

Craig Lucas

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Twopoundbad, Holedigger Films, Rebel Park Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
2,508
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
62
Popularity
NA