Poison (VHS) [1991] Todd Haynes

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Poison (1991)


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Poison is a 1991 independent film written and directed by Todd Haynes. Composed of three intercut stories that are partially inspired by the novels of Jean Genet [Miracle of the Roses, Our Lady of the Flowers, Thief's Journal] . With its gay themes, Poison is considered an early entry in the New Queer Cinema movement.

Edith Meeks ... Felicia Beacon
Millie White ... Millie Sklar
Buck Smith ... Gregory Lazar
Anne Giotta ... Evelyn McAlpert
Lydia Lafleur ... Sylvia Manning
Ian Nemser ... Sean White
Rob LaBelle ... Jay Wete
Evan Dunsky ... Dr. MacArthur
Marina Lutz ... Hazel Lamprecht
Barry Cassidy ... Officer Rilt
Richard Anthony ... Edward Comacho
Angela M. Schreiber ... Florence Giddens
Justin Silverstein ... Jake
Chris Singh ... Chris
Edward Allen ... Fred Beacon

A fascinating, narratively perverse triptych of stories, Poison ignited a firestorm of controversy when its post-production funding by the National Endowment for the Arts became a target of the religious right. Par for the course, none of the accusors bothered to watch the film or even do their homework, but the damage was still inflicted, evaporating many government-sponsored arts programs for future generations. Designed as a feature follow up to the celebrated (and sadly unavailable) Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story, this film quickly put Todd Haynes on the map outside of the standard "gay filmmaker" status, though none of his subsequent efforts have garnered the notoriety of this acidic debut.

The three intercut stories that comprise Poison are:

Hero: A young boy shoots his father and then flies away. The story is told in the style of a documentary film.

Horror: Told in the style of 1950s drive-in sci-fi movies, Horror is about a scientist who isolates the "elixir of human sexuality" and, after drinking it, is transformed into a hideous murdering monster.

Homo: The story of a prisoner who finds himself attracted to another prisoner whom he had known and seen humiliated as a youth in a juvenile facility.


Poison was first screened at the Sundance Film Festival in 1991 and later received a limited release in the United States.

Berlin International Film Festival

1991 Won Teddy Best Feature Film Todd Haynes

Fantasporto

1992 Won Critics' Award Todd Haynes
1992 Nominated International Fantasy Film Award Best Film Todd Haynes

Independent Spirit Awards

1992 Nominated Independent Spirit Award Best Director Todd Haynes
1992 Nominated Independent Spirit Award Best First Feature Todd Haynes (director) Christine Vachon (producer)

Locarno International Film Festival

1991 Nominated Golden Leopard Todd Haynes

Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival

1991 Won Special Prize of the Jury Todd Haynes For keeping the subversive values inherent to any genuine poetry in force.

Sundance Film Festival

1991 Won Grand Jury Prize Dramatic Todd Haynes