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David's a successful artist in need of a muse. Looking for inspiration, he applies for a job as a waiter. Owners Matt and Violet don't know quite what to make of David - he seems unconcerned with money, and overqualified for the job - but they love his energy and ideas. When David eventual...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Alliance Atlantis (Firm), Film Tonic (Firm), Realtime Films (Firm), Original Pictures
Other Authors:	Fraser, Brad, 1959-, Stiles, Paul, Mead, Ken, Todd, Kim, Ruptash, Troy, Corazza, Vincent, 1972-, Boyd, Lynda, 1965-, Taylor, Cherilee, Allison, Thom
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Closed-captioned.
Published:	Montréal : Alliance Atlantis, 2003.
Subjects:	Gay men > Drama. Gay artists > Drama. Sexual and Gender Minorities Homosexuels masculins. Artistes. male homosexuality. artists (visual artists) Feature films. Fiction films. Comedy films.

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Summary:	David's a successful artist in need of a muse. Looking for inspiration, he applies for a job as a waiter. Owners Matt and Violet don't know quite what to make of David - he seems unconcerned with money, and overqualified for the job - but they love his energy and ideas. When David eventually reveals he's a gay artist, Matt - who dreams of being a cartoonist - asks to see his paintings. But when Matt finds he has become David's secret subject, unexpected feelings overwhelm him as he is drawn into a risky relationship.
Item Description:	Based on the play "Poor Super Man" by Brad Fraser. The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience:	18A