A mystery writer becomes involved in a tangled web of murderous deception not unlike the plots of her novels. By continuing to use this website, you agree to the use of cookies in order to offer you content and services that are tailored to your interests. Inspired by the writings of jean genet, poison deftly interweaves a trio of transgressive tales that build toward a devastating climax. Successful mystery novelist janet frobisher, who has been separated for years from her husband, a man with a criminal past, lives in an.
But while the case at first appears routine, it slowly reveals itself to be a complex interwoven web of. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Poison directed by alfred hitchcock was originally broadcast on 05oct1958 as part of the fourth season of alfred hitchcock presents. Released april 3rd, 1991, poison stars edith meeks, larry maxwell, scott renderer, millie white the nc17 movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 26 min, and received a score of 67 out of 100 on. The story concerns a wily but feckless provincial frenchman, monsieur braconnier simon, who has come to the decision that he can no longer. With its gay themes, poison is considered an early entry in the new queer cinema movement. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. For being a film from 1951, this image is in surprisingly good shape.
Horror, filmed like a delirious 1950s bmovie melodrama, is a gothic tale of a mad sex. The film had its world premiere at the sundance film festival on january 11, 1991. With guitrys witty dialogue and fleet pacing, this black comedy is the quintessential depiction of a marriage gone sour. With guitrys witty dialogue and fleet pacing, this black comedy is the quintessential depiction of a marriage gone. Through a series of circumstances and plot twists an enterprising man manages to get away with murdering his wife, even though he cheerfully admits his guilt in court. Sam spades grim smile during this measured and deliberate use of violence gives an excellent view into his mindset.
With bette davis, gary merrill, emlyn williams, anthony steel. This is an example of true film noir and its characters. A downonhisluck pi is hired by his old flame to investigate a murder. Les contes dhoffmann is an opera fantastique by jacques offenbach. The story concerns a wily but feckless provincial frenchman, monsieur braconnier simon, who. All of the films joining filmstrucks criterion channel. She made a cameo appearance in its a great feeling 1949, poking fun at her own screen image. Luntfontanne, the best of the rest, jerry garcia acoustic. It was released on a single that year by johnnie and jack and became their first hit. I was a teenage serial killer is an underground no budget film written and directed by sarah jacobson. After the completion of this woman is dangerous 1952, a film crawford called her worst, she asked to be released from her warner brothers contract. It was released in a limited release by zeitgeist films on april 5, 1991. This time, however, guitry does not star in the film, relinquishing that honor to michel simon. She has fallen in love with her secretarys fiance and when her estranged husband unexpectedly appears, janet poisons him, but just as shes about to dispose of the body, one of her husbands criminal cohorts also shows up.
Another mans poison is a 1951 british drama film directed by irving rapper and starring bette davis, gary merrill and emlyn williams. The film accommodates any number of lurid but historically accurate sequences, including a harrowing torturechamber episode. Paul braconnier et sa femme blandine nont quune seule idee en tete. Poison is not an intelligent, cutting edge, provocative film. The song was written by mrs elmer laird and first ed in 1951. The story was later refilmed for roald dahls uk tv series tales of the unexpected. Hero, shot in mock tabloidtv style, tells a bizarre story of suburban patricide and a miraculous flight from justice. It stars drew barrymore, sara gilbert, tom skerritt, and cheryl ladd. It stars michel simon, jean debucourt and germaine reuver, plus a multitude of french character actors. His 1951 film poison, for example, is a black comedy about a husband and.
It is a short blackandwhite film of a 19yearold girl who is sick of sexist men and kills them. Finally seeing and hearing it, i loved this fastpaced and well plotted mystery probably the last of the bette davis classics that made her a star. Alfred hitchcock presents poison the alfred hitchcock wiki. It was jacobsons first film and it was released through her own company, station wagon productions. Rediscovered highland film to premiere after 60 years. Another mans poison 1951 an english mystery writer bette davis kills her husband, then tries to kill a man gary merrill posing as her husband. Grab a bucket of popcorn, some milk duds and a coke and find a seat.
All of the films joining filmstrucks criterion channel this. The writer, actor, and director sacha guitry emerged from the theater to. After listening to a radio show, paul decides to go to paris to meet a famous lawyer in the acquittal of the murderers. Contrast that scene with the campy his kind of woman. Braconnier comes to the conclusion that murder is the only solution to his. The films narrator recounts memories of her childhood in india, how time passed. In spite of its obscurity appointment is a crime film of the first order. Comme toujours, les critiques ne furent pas enthousiastes pour le film. Appointment with danger is a fast moving, entertaining, punch in the gut of a movie. Poison captivated audiences with its cleareyed focus on outsiders and the despised, fusing queer cultural history especially the writings of jean genet to the contemporary moment through allusions to aids in what became an instant cornerstone of queer cinema.
With michel simon, jean debucourt, jacques varennes, jeanne fusiergir. This time, however, guitry does not star in the film, relinquishing that honor to michel. This sort of blending of genre is wellworn territory in a postcoenbrothers landscape. She made the film under the guidance of her teacher, george kuchar. Paul braconnier and his wife blandine only have one thing in mind.
The french libretto was written by jules barbier, based on three short stories by e. With his first feature, todd haynes took his influence from the patron saint of all queer outlaw art, jean genet. The original music score is composed by david michael frank. A small town girl heads to hollywood with aspirations of movie stardom and soon falls victim to the. Novelist janet frobisher, lives in an isolated house, having been separated for years from her criminal husband. The result was a trio of intercut, stylistically distinct stories drawn together by their conceptual rigor and openlygay themeshero, horror, and homo. In alexander mackendricks ealing studio farce the ladykillers 1955, a team of thieves led by alec guinness descends on a boardinghouse run by an elderly widow, who becomes the victim of their. In 1950, she starred in the film noir, the damned dont cry. Its a textbook example of the visual aspects of the noir style, transforming the industrial wasteland of northern indiana into a nightscape as rich as any found on the hallowed streets.
Bette davis costars with her thennew husband gary merrill in the british melodrama another mans poison. Bette davis pulls out all the stops as janet frobisher, a devious, selfish vixen who will stop at nothing to get what she wants in another mans poison, a drama deliciously full of unexpected twists and turns. Apr 22, 2015 this week sees the criterion bluray release of jean renoirs 1951 technicolor wonder the river. The traumatized figure of robert ryan as oldschool rough and tough gangster nick scanlon towers over the wreckage of john cromwells the racket 1951, although the film has so many punch up scenes inserted after the completion of principal photography by director nicholas ray that it almost qualifies as a codirection job.
Even with the threatening drug injection, its not the same animal. I was a teenage serial killer letterboxd social film. Jean renoirs ruthless love triangle tale, his second sound film, is a true precursor to his brilliantly bitter the rules of the game, displaying all of the filmmakers visual genius and fully imbued with his profound humanity. An uncompleted film documenting the depopulation of the scottish highlands is to finally receive its premiere in glasgow, 60 years after its creators abandoned its production.
The lawyer asks paul to reconstruct the circumstances of the drama. Tonights feature is another mans poison starring bette davis and gary merrill. Adapted from leslie sands novel deadlock, the story concerns one janet frobisher davis. How joan crawford survived box office poison twice. It is a tacky, new york east village, camp, pop postcard which twists the truth and perverts art, entertainment and morality by portraying homosexuality as something innately biological. Poison love was rehearsed by the jerry garcia acoustic band in 1987 but probably not performed live.
According to the criterion booklet, this is a new highdefinition restoration from a 35mm finegrain positive. In the prologue to the 1951 film, guitry strolls the set and chats with the cast. Another mans poison theatrical release poster directed byirving rapper produced bydaniel m. Michel simon cuts a tragic figure as an unhappily married cashier and amateur painter who becomes so smitten with a prostitute that he refuses to see the obvious. The screenplay by val guest is based on the play deadlock by leslie sands.
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