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Poison
[videorecording (DVD)] / a film by Todd Haynes.
Zeitgeist Films, c2011.
Call #:
DVD POI
Format:
[videorecording (DVD)] /
Edition:
20th anniversary ed.
Description:
1 videodisc (85 min.) : Dolby digital mono. sd., col. and b&w ; 12 cm. + 1 booklet (16 p. ; col. ill.)
Notes:
Three inter-cut stories inspired by the novels of Jean Genet with quotations from Miracle of the Rose, Our Lady of the Flowers and Thief's Journal.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1991.
Bonus features: Sundance Film Festival Q & A with Todd Haynes, producer Christine Vachon and executive producer James Schamus, for the 20th anniversary of the film's Grand Jury Prize ; Archival 1999 audio commentary by Haynes, Vachon, and star/editor James Lyons ; original poster concepts and collages by Haynes ; behind-the-scenes polaroids by Kelly Reichardy (director of Meek's Cutoff and Wendy and Lucy) ; Last address, a 2010 short film by Ira Sachs (director of Married life) ; original 1991 U.S. theatrical trialer ; 16-page booklet with archival press kit documents, J. Hoberman's original Village Voice review and more!
16:9 aspect ratio.
Home use only.
English (SDH) subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Contents:
Hero -- Horror -- Homo.
Production:
Written and directed by Todd Haynes ; produced by Christine Vachon.
Performers:
Edith Meeks, Larry Maxwell, Susan Gayle Norman, Scott Renderer and James Lyons.
Summary:
"Winner of the 1991 Sundance Grand Jury Prize, Todd Haynes' controversial masterpiece is the most fervently debated film of the 1990s and a trailblazing landmark of Queer Cinema. The first feature directed by the Oscar nominated filmmaker of Far From Heaven, I'm Not There and the HBO Mini-series Mildred Pierce, this ground breaking American indie is a thrilling work of immense visual invention. Inspired by the writings of Jean Genet,
Poison
deftly interweaves a trio of transgressive tales that build toward a devastating climax: 'Hero', shot in mock tabloid-TV style, tells a bizarre story of suburban patricide and a miraculous flight from justice; 'Horror,' filmed like a delirious 1950s B-movie melodrama, is a gothic tale of a mad sex experiment gone awry; 'Homo,' explores the obsessive sexual relationship between two prison inmates. A runaway hit which made national headlines when it was attacked by conservative figures including Dick Armey, Ralph Reed and minister Donald Wildmon,
Poison
is audacious, unforgettable and wildly entertaining."--Container.
Awards:
Grand Jury Prize, Sundance Film Festival, 1991.
Genre:
Horror films.
Science fiction films.
Experimental films.
Surrealist films.
2SLGBTQIA+ films.
Satirical films.
Cult films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
DVDs.
Other authors:
Genet, Jean, 1910-1986.
Haynes, Todd.
Meeks, Edith.
Maxwell, Larry.
Norman, Susan Gayle.
Renderer, Scott.
Lyons, James, 1960-2007.
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Alderney Gate Public Library
Adult Feature DVDs
DVD POI Dra
20th Anniversary Ed.
Adult Dvds-7 Days-Restricted
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