Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Poison / Bronze Eye Productions in association with Arnold A. Semler presents ; a film by Todd Haynes ; produced by Christine Vachon ; written & directed by Todd Haynes.

Edition:

20th anniversary ed.

Publisher, Date:

Description:

1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

This film interweaves three tales that build toward a devastating climax. The first tale, Hero, tells a bizarre story of suburban patricide. Horror, the second tale, deals with a mad sex experiment that unleashes a disfiguring plague. Lastly is the tale, Homo, which explores the obsessive sexual relationship between two inmates.

Target Audience Note:

Not rated.

Subjects:

Murderers -- Drama.

Gay men -- Drama.

Sex -- Drama.

Genre:

Horror films.

Feature films.

Fiction films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Other Author:

Haynes, Todd.

Semler, Arnold A.

Vachon, Christine.

Meeks, Edith.

Renderer, Scott.

Maxwell, Larry.

Norman, Susan Gayle.

Lyons, James, 1960-2007.

Genet, Jean, 1910-1986.

Bronze Eye Productions (Firm)

Zeitgeist Films.

Other Title:

Sundance 1991 Grand Jury Prize Dramatic

Notes:

Inspired by the novels of Jean Genet with quotations from Miracle of the Rose, Our Lady of the Flowers and Thief's Journal.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1990 and released in 1991.

Bonus features: Sundance Film Festival Q & A; archival 1999 audio commentary; original poster concepts and collages; behind-the-scenes polaroids; short film "Last address" directed by Ira Sachs; original theatrical trailer.

Not licensed for classroom use.

Director of photography, Maryse Alberti ; black and white camerawork, Barry Ellsworth ; music, James Bennett ; editors, James Lyons, Todd Haynes.

Edith Meeks, Scott Renderer, Larry Maxwell, Susan Gayle Norman, James Lyons.

DVD; mono.; widescreen.

English dialogue; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Contents:

Hero -- Horror -- Homo.

ISBN:

1572526688

9781572526686

Publisher Number:

Z1135

Other Number:

727807944

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

752568

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD MOVIE Poison