Pissoir (film)
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Directed by | John Greyson |
Written by | John Greyson |
Produced by | John Greyson |
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Music by | Glenn Schellenberg |
Release date | 1988 |
Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Pissoir, retitled Urinal in some countries, was the first feature film directed and released by John Greyson.
Released in 1988, the film's central character is an unnamed man who conjures a circle of dead literary figures, including Sergei Eisenstein, Dorian Gray, Yukio Mishima, Frida Kahlo and Langston Hughes, to help him formulate a response to police crackdowns on homosexual sex venues in Toronto.[1]
The film's cast includes Paul Bettis, Pauline Carey, Lance Eng, and Olivia Rojas.