Poison, inspired by the novels of Jean Genet ; produced by Christine Vachon ; written and directed by Todd Haynes
Type
Label
Poison, inspired by the novels of Jean Genet ; produced by Christine Vachon ; written and directed by Todd Haynes
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Poison
Oclc number
945217448
Responsibility statement
inspired by the novels of Jean Genet ; produced by Christine Vachon ; written and directed by Todd Haynes
Runtime
86
Summary
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
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Contributor
Genre
Content
Director
Other version
Producer
Mapped to
Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Contributor2
- Genre1
- Subject5
- Content1
- Director1
- Other version1
- Producer1
- Mapped to1