DVD
Poison
Call Number
- DVD DRAMA (CEN)
Edition
20th anniversary ed. ; Remastered ed.
Languages
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
Edith Meeks, Larry Maxwell, Susan Gayle Norman, Scott Renderer, James Lyons.
Publication Information
[New York] : Zeitgeist Films, [2011]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (85 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([14] p. ill. ; 19 cm.)
Audience
Not rated.
Summary
Inspired by the writings of Jean Genet, Poison interweaves a trio of transgressive tales that build toward a devastating climax: "Hero," shot in a 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.
Notes
Title from container.
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: New high definition transfer created from original film elements ; 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 Reichardt ; Last address, 2010 short film by Ira Sachs ; original 1991 theatrical trailer.