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A Secret Love
Directed by
Chris Bolan
TV-MA
2020
83m
Documentary
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7.8
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Falling in love in 1947, two women -- Pat Henschel and pro baseball player Terry Donahue -- begin a 65-year journey of love and overcoming prejudice.
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Cast of A Secret Love
Terry Donahue
Self
Pat Henschel
Self
Diana Bolan
Self
Kim Donahue
Self
Tammy Donahue
Self
Jack Xagas
Self
John Byrd
Self
Yvonne Zipter
Self
Marge Summit
Self
Tracy Baim
Self
Jeff Samburg
Self
A Secret Love Ratings & Reviews
AWFJ.org
Nell Minow
The tenderness of this love story over nearly 70 years makes this movie a treasure. Because it is made by the nephew of one of the central characters, the access and understanding give the documentary a naturalness and intimacy...
AWFJ.org
MaryAnn Johanson
A tear-jerker in the very best sense of the term, one that leaves you feeling deeply connected to and invested in its subjects.
AWFJ.org
Leslie Combemale
The new documentary A Secret Love may not be as tight as it could be in terms of editing or inventiveness, but only the hardest hearts won't warm to its story.
AWFJ.org
Nikki Baughan
This sensitive, eye-opening documentary looks at the lives of elderly lesbian couple Terry Donahue and Pat Henschel, during what will be the final chapter of their nearly 70-year romance.
AWFJ.org
Betsy Bozdech
It's the romance between these two women, so ordinary and extraordinary at the same time, that will capture your heart
The Pink Lens
Ben Turner
The depth of their love is evident in every frame of film, leaving a deeply moving love-conquers-all film for the ages, recording the personal testimony of a generation of LGBT people who are increasingly no longer with us.
NME (New Musical Express)
Nick Levine
Donahue and Henschel clearly aren't queer activists and their semi-closeted way of life could seem quaint in 2020, but it's impossible not to admire the stoic and uncomplaining way they made their love work during far less tolerant times.
CultureMap
Alex Bentley
A Secret Love is a refreshing film in that it doesn't deal in the tropes that usually accompany stories about LGBTQ+ people. It simply makes the case that love is love, and the beauty is in a life well lived, no matter who's doing the living.
Tribune News Service
Katie Walsh
"A Secret Love" weaves the couple's remarkable life story into a sensitive and intimate depiction of the two navigating the realities of growing older together...
Associated Press
Lindsey Bahr
"A Secret Love" is guaranteed to pull at your heartstrings.
Chicago Reader
Taryn Allen
The Chicago-based documentary expertly weaves together LGBTQ history, baseball, and the ups and downs of loving someone for a lifetime.
IndieWire
Jude Dry
"A Secret Love" is full of the kind of gentle ribbing and loving chuckles one would expect from any adorable old couple, but it's made all the more poignant by the fact of Pat and Terry's trailblazing personal histories.
TIME Magazine
Stephanie Zacharek
It's enraging that society made them feel they had to hide. But their happiness is the ultimate triumph.
CNN.com
Brian Lowry
A Secret Love stands out by being sweetly understated, at a time when that's especially welcome. It's a deeply felt testament to both the strength of this couple's bond, and the fragility and hard choices that often come at the end of a lifetime.
RogerEbert.com
Tomris Laffly
There is no crying in baseball, but you might just be reduced to a puddle of tears while watching Bolan's film, which finally brings the duo's love out of the shadows and gives it a long-overdue chance to shine freely.
The Hollywood Reporter
Robyn Bahr
Tender without being cloying, naturalistic without seeming contrived, A Secret Love may be the ideal antidote to your least-favorite queer tropes.
New York Times
Natalia Winkelman
It is a compliment that "A Secret Love," which runs under an hour and a half, could stand to be longer, with an expanded portrait of Terry and Pat's early life as a couple.
TheWrap
Steve Pond
Affecting at times and downright tear-jerking at others, their story is tied to the saga of gay life in America over the past 70-plus years.
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
Everyone who sees this film will have their own favorite moments.
Variety
Guy Lodge
At once a misty-eyed romance and a harsh depiction of the practical and emotional challenges of giving up independent living, "A Secret Love" isn't subtle in its Kleenex-clutching tactics... but it's certainly effective.
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