Page 20 - PITCH DECK- In the Mouth of the Wolf

star attachment 􏰆 wealthy patron of the arts 􏰆 a silver fox
Ethan Hawke Bryan Cranston Alan Cumming Richard E􏰀 Grant Rupert Everett
Douglas is born with an ambition to live life at the top􏰀 After getting his MBA from Harvard􏰁 Douglas dives into finance􏰁 working his way to partner at a hedge fund􏰀 Throughout the 􏰂􏰃s and 􏰄􏰃s􏰁 as the AIDS crisis rages around him􏰁 Douglas lives a very private life􏰅 closeted at work and discretionary in private􏰀 Douglas finds his refuge in opera􏰁 spending every rare night off in his private box at New York’s grandest opera house􏰀 And as his wealth grows􏰁 he joins the Board of Directors􏰀 It is here that he meets Magnus􏰁 the world’s greatest tenor􏰁 and a passionate love story unfolds􏰀 For ten years􏰁 Douglas and Magnus live a fairy􏰆tale romance􏰀 But in early
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a greater distance between them􏰁 their relationship frays and then snaps􏰀
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􏰁 Magnus becomes the General Artistic Manager of the Santa Fe Opera􏰀 With greater pressure at work and
It is at this moment that Rain enters Douglas’ life􏰀 Douglas views Rain as a new project􏰁 a protégé􏰁 and􏰁 as Rain fills the void that Magnus left inside􏰁 potentially a lover􏰀 While their connection is genuine􏰁 Douglas’ privilege asks us to question whether his power influences Rain’s romantic desires􏰀 Within the “abuse of power” conversation that is raging today􏰁 Douglas gives us a model of someone who makes the ethical decision when he turns Rain down􏰀 In the end􏰁 stricken by the financial crisis􏰁 Douglas loses everything but realizes that he doesn’t need money to be loved􏰀