Poison

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"Poison" is a 1991 independent drama film by Todd Haynes, noted for its experimental narrative structure and its role as a landmark work in the New Queer Cinema movement.

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Poison canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf drama film
film
independent film
awardReceived Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize for Dramatic Film
surface form: Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize

Teddy Award
basedOn works by Jean Genet
cinematographyBy Maryse Alberti
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception critical acclaim in independent film circles
cult status
director Todd Haynes
distributor Zeitgeist Films
editedBy James Lyons
filmFestivalScreening Sundance Film Festival
genre LGBT-related film
drama
experimental film
hasBlackAndWhiteFootage true
hasColorFootage true
hasNarrativeStructure triptych
hasSegment Hero
Homo
Horror
hasStyle intercut stories
nonlinear narrative
mainTheme AIDS-era queer experience
sexuality
social marginalization
movement New Queer Cinema
musicBy James Bennett
notableFor being a landmark work in the New Queer Cinema movement
experimental narrative structure
originalLanguage English
partOf New Queer Cinema
producer Christine Vachon
productionCompany Apparatus Productions
publicationDate 1991
releaseType theatrical release
runtime 85 minutes
screenwriter Todd Haynes
subjectMatter crime
mutation and disease
queer identity

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Todd Haynes notableWork Poison
Killer Films notableWork Poison
James Lyons notableWork Poison