Poison /

Poison /

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Bibliographic Details
Edition:	20th anniversary ed.
Imprint:	[United States] : Zeitgeist Films, c2011.
Description:	1 videodisc (85 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([14] p. ill. ; 19 cm.)
Language:	English
Subject:	Murderers -- Drama. Gay men -- Drama. Sex -- Drama. Gay men. Murderers. Sex. Horror films. Feature films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Drama.
Format:	DVD Video
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10117424

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Other authors / contributors:	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.
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. Director of photography, Maryse Alberti ; camera, 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.
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:	Not rated.
Standard no.:	795975113533
Publisher's no.:	Z1135 Zeitgeist Films

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Item Description:	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.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (85 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in. +
Format:	DVD; mono.; widescreen.
Audience:	Not rated.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Maryse Alberti ; camera, Barry Ellsworth ; music, James Bennett ; editors, James Lyons, Todd Haynes.