The Connection / Portrait of Jason

The Connection / Portrait of Jason (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
208 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Short Film

Movie filmed in 1961-1967 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Shirley Clarke

Written By:
Jack Gelber

Actors:
Warren Finnerty ..... Leach
Jerome Raphael ..... Solly
Garry Goodrow ..... Ernie
Jim Anderson ..... Sam
Carl Lee ..... Cowboy
Barbara Winchester ..... Sister Salvation
Henry Proach ..... Harry
Roscoe Lee Browne ..... J. J. Burden
William Redfield ..... Jim Dunn
Freddie Redd ..... Piano Player
Jackie McLean ..... Sax player
Larry Richie ..... Drummer
Michael Mattos ..... Bass player
Linda Veras ..... Siren
Jason Holliday ..... Himself
Shirley Clarke ..... Interviewer
Carl Lee ..... Interviewer

Synopsis:

The Connection: Eight drug addicts are waiting for their connection in a New York apartment belonging to Leach. Jim Dunn, a budding filmmaker, has agreed to pay for the fix if the addicts will allow him to film the connection scene. After the men get their shots, they talk Dunn into trying heroin in order to understand the subject 'first hand.' He becomes ill and while sleeping, Leach takes an overdose that puts him into a coma. Dunn recovers, with the aid of the connection, and writes off the film as a failure. Portrait of Jason: The highlights of a 12-hour interview with Aaron Payne, alias Jason Holliday, a former houseboy, would-be cabaret performer, and self-proclaimed hustler who, while drinking and smoking cigarettes and pot, giggles his way through stories and observations of what it was (and is) like to be black and gay in 1960s America.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 30 January, 2019.

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