Poison (Blu-ray)

Directed by : Todd Haynes
Available Date : 06/29/2021
Release Year : 1991
Running Time : 85
UPC : 738329254476
Country : U.S.
Language: English
Subject : LGBTQ
Genre : Drama
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Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 1991 Sundance Film Festival

The second feature directed by Haynes—the Oscar-nominated filmmaker of Far from Heaven, I’m Not There and the upcoming HBO mini-series Mildred Pierce—this groundbreaking American Indie was the most fervently debated film of the 1990s and a trailblazing landmark of queer cinema. A work of immense visual invention, Haynes’ spectacular follow-up to his legendary Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story is audacious, disturbing and thrillingly cinematic.

Inspired by the writings of Jean Genet, Poison deftly interweaves trio of transgressive tales-“Hero,” “Horror” and “Homo”-that build toward a devastating climax. “Hero,” shot in mock TV-documentary style, tells a bizarre story of suburban patricide and a miraculous flight from justice; “Horror,” filmed like a delirious ’50s B-movie melodrama, is a gothic tale of a mad sex experiment which unleashes a disfiguring plague; while “Homo” explores the obsessive sexual relationship between two prison inmates.

A runaway hit which made national headlines when it was attacked by right-wing figures including Dick Armey, Ralph Reed and minister Donald Wildmon, Poison is unsettling, unforgettable and thoroughly entertaining.

Poison was re-released on a 20th anniversary DVD in 2011

See also Dottie Gets Spanked

Product Extras :

New introduction by director Todd Haynes

Sundance 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

Booklet essay by Dennis Lim, Director of Programming at Film at Lincoln Center

Last Address, a short film by Ira Sachs (2010)

Original 1991 U.S. theatrical trailer

Publish Date : 2021-06-01
UV Canada Link : https://unobstructedview.com/poison-blu-ray-kin25447-web.html
  • Todd Haynes - Director
  • Edith Meeks - Actor
  • Millie White - Actor
  • Buck Smith - Actor
  • Anne Giotta - Actor
  • Rob LaBelle - Actor
  • Susan Norman - Actor

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