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Reviewed in the united states on december 29, 2017. A crash course in how to paint an audiovisual portrait through documentary. He jokes with the offscreen filmmaker and crew and. This portrait of jason holliday, a black gay prostitute who dreams of a career as a nightclub performer, is drawn from twelve consecutive hours of filming in a new york city apartment.

Portrait of jason was shot in clarkes apartment in the chelsea hotel during a 12hour heave beginning on the evening of dec. It raises profound questions about the nature of the self, the relationship between fiction and reality, and the way that film doesnt simply record raw truth but shapes it into something reflecting the filmmakers vision of life. And as though to further clarify the lack of clarity. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies. I hustle im a stone whore, and im not ashamed of it. Holliday, a gay black man, had an eventful, tumultuous life with experiences that ranged from domestic servant to male prostitute to stage performer. Portrait of jason letterboxd social film discovery. Portrait of jason, an arresting performance piece released in 1967, has a simple premise. Ingmar bergman during a winter night in 1966, director shirley clarke brought her friend, jason holliday, to her apartment atop the chelsea hotel in new york city and filmed him for twelve consecutive hours. Dapper, blazered jason hollidayhes on camera, drinks and cigarettes in hand, for the entire filmis unlike any gay man who had ever been seen in a movie before.

When asked by clarke early on what he does for a living, he succinctly responds, giggling. The most extraordinary film ive seen in my life is certainly portrait of jason. On the night of december 2, 1966, shirley clarke and a tiny crew convened in her apartment at the hotel chelsea to make a film. Oct 23, 2014 dennis doros is raising funds for portrait of jason film restoration on kickstarter. Get 50% off hundreds of family movies when you preorder on fandangonow today. The film reached legendary status in some film circles, not least because of its backing by filmmakers like john cassavetes and ingmar bergman, the latter who dubbed it the most extraordinary film ive seen in my life. Portrait of jason is a 1967 documentary film directed, produced and edited by shirley clarke. For years id felt like an outsider, so i identified with the problems of minority groups. Amongst the albums many highlights is a further impression of katherine hepburn in stage door, with a monologue which incorporates lines from hamlets soliloquy very interesting in terms of the levels of selfawareness jason has as a performer. Feb 11, 2017 geoffrey rush stars as swiss artist alberto giacometti with armie hammer as the american art writer lured into posing for him in stanley tuccis teteatete between painter and model.

His unique personas and flamboyant manner make him eminently likeable, and his assertions of the world craft a work of art as relevant today as it was in 67. Both are films that i have kept going back to since first seeing them but portrait of jason has always been the more unsettling and disturbing of the two. In a fairer world, portrait of jason would have done what shirley clarkes earlier works didnt. Experimental filmmaker shirley clarke, produced, edited, directed and. The completed portrait will be on display at pittsburghs andy. Portrait of jason 1967 stream and watch online moviefone. Linscription est necessaire pour regarder le film en 1080p hd. Jason holliday nee aaron payne is the soloist in front of the camera in shirley clarkes seminal 1967 documentary, portrait of jason. While mainstream critics expressed nausea and disgust over portrait of jason, swedish director ingmar bergman declared it to be the most fascinating film ive. Oct 20, 2015 nevertheless, jason and shirley, a work of speculative fiction from stephen winter, reimagines the shooting of portrait of jason in december 1966.

While it was shot in a cinema verite style, the films subject is a man who readily admits to deceiving. Since leaving school jason has worked in the mining industry and for the past 27 years in local government as a highways engineer. Portrait of jason a film by shirley clarke official. Milestone went to the expense of generating new 35mm prints as well. Portrait of jason is a 1967 experimental documentary film directed by shirley clarke it is a feature length interview of jason holliday, aka aaron payne 19241998, a friend of clarkes. Portrait of jason 1967 black gay prostitute jason holliday is rigorously interviewed on his story and character, revealing nuanced truths about life and art. The evening of december 3, 1966, director shirley clarke and crew filmed jason for twelve straight hours as he told stories about his life, loves and work. In april 20, milestone films released the restored print. Theres only one role you can do, jason, and thats you. Jason bailey, flavorpill raises profound questions about the nature of the self, about the relationship between fiction and reality, and about the way that film doesnt simply record raw truth but shapes it into something. Then again, its not clear that jason isnt simply performing his pain as deftly as he performed his. Hustler jason holliday slips seamlessly from comedy to tragedy, and back again, in marathon allnight session filmed at clarkes chelsea hotel pad.

Portrait of jason film restoration by dennis doros kickstarter. That jason isnt even the first word in the title suggests distance. It is a feature length interview of jason holliday, aka aaron payne 19241998, a friend of clarkes. Portrait of jason is a 1967 documentary film directed, produced and edited by shirley clarke and starring jason holliday ne aaron payne, 19241998 in 2015, the united states library of congress selected the film for preservation in the national film registry, finding it culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant. The film making process of portrait of jason deliberately interacts with the subject. Jason will be with you long after the movie has ended. Portrait of jason and the life of movies the new yorker. The mastering of the restoration was completed by modern videofilm. He starts the movie by saying his name is jason holliday, which sounds. Ornette was assembled from many source formats, but image transforms tape to film transfers and du art labs work makes it all look fine.

Jason hoolejackson was born in may 1966 in kingston, surrey and moved to cornwall with his parents in 1971. While it was shot in a cinema verite style, the film s subject is a man who readily admits to deceiving everyone and may be lying to the camera. Shirley clarkes groundbreaking documentary film is in jeopardy help us restore the print and release it for everyone to see. As he reminisces about his life, holliday discusses his homosexuality and the gay subcultures in san francisco and new york. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. Experimental filmmaker shirley clarke, produced, edited, directed and provided voiceover for this landmark film. And clarke who died in 1997, one year before holliday did herself no favors by admitting, in a 1983 interview, i started that evening with hatred, and there was a. Start streaming a complimentary selection of shows and movies while you wait. Portrait of jason is a disturbing but fascinating 90minute exercise in the avant garde. Essentially, the picture consists of an interview with jason, a young black homosexual and male prostitute. From todays perspective, as the movie begins, portrait of jason. Shirley clarkes classic doc features a flamboyant cabaret performer. I thought it was more important to be some kind of goddamned junkie who felt alienated rather than to say i. Portrait of jason is a 1967 experimental documentary film directed by shirley clarke.

There, for twelve straight hours they filmed the oneandonly jason holliday as he spun tales, sang, donned costumes and reminisced about good times and bad behavior as a gay hustler, sometime houseboy and aspiring cabaret performer. Portrait of jason is a film in which jason holliday is given the entire. Decades later, the lake is rumored to be cursed and is the setting for a. Portrait of jason is a film that plays with complexities. Portrait of jason is a fascinating, moving depiction of jason holliday, an african american gay prostitute and aspiring nightclub performer. Friday the th is an american horror franchise that comprises twelve slasher films, a television series, novels, comic books, video games, and tie. The films subject, jason holliday ne aaron payne, was a gay. Aaron payne was a black, gay hustler and aspiring nightclub performer. Not to manipulate truth, but to elicit a deeper truth. In portrait of jason, a campy queen and naturalborn star.

Portrait of jason a film by shirley clarke official trailer youtube. Jason and shirley reimagines the making of a landmark. The film shows how fifieldperez uses pieces of maps to document his trek to america via papel picados mexican paper cutting. Oct 11, 2017 in 2015, a divisive indie film called jason and shirley, which dramatized the making of portrait of jason, essentially portrayed clarke as a somewhat ruthless cultural tourist.

Shirley clarkes portrait of jason, back in circulation. Shirley clarkes portrait of jason is an extremely significant movie which must be seen by anyone with serious regard for the medium. Everything you need to know about final portrait movie 2018. Over the course of the evening, jason drinks and gets high as. On or about june, 2017 the film was in completed status. Director shirley clark and her crew went to the apartment of jason holliday, a hustler, entertainer, and, above, all, raconteur, who regales the filmmakers with stories, some of them perhaps exaggerated. Black gay prostitute jason holliday is rigorously interviewed on his story and character, revealing nuanced truths about life and art. Portrait of jason library of congress national film. The midnight screenings of avantgarde films at the bleecker street cinema in greenwich village throughout the early 1960s are infamous, but by 1967, clarkes portrait of jason was highprofile enough to premiere at the fifth new york film festival and be highly touted by the likes of ingmar bergman, who called it the most extraordinary. Dreamer recreates his journey to america, and completes the. Portrait of jason ends up not only deconstructing the interview process, but that of moviemaking itself. After watching this film and her earlier 1963 film the cool world, shirley clarke immediately became one of my favorite filmmakers. Portrait of jason shirley clarke, 1967 senses of cinema.

Put the camera on jason holliday, a gay black man with no money, and let him talk. The audio portrait is a must have for fans of jason, though for me some of the musical interludes could have been better chosen. Why not the cleanly, modern brusqueness that the subjects name alone would provide, as with salesman, woodstock, or marjoe. May 21, 20 portrait of jason 1 hr 45 min 20 documentary. The star of shirley clarke s unforgettable portrait of jason is black, gay, hilarious, heartbreaking and on screen for every one of the film s 107 minutes. While it was shot in a cinema verite style, the films subject is a man who readily admits to deceiving everyone and may be lying to the camera. Portrait of jason is an extended interview with its eponymous subject. This video is for everybody on the national film registry board who brought portrait of jason to the list this year. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Final portrait was released in 2018 on friday, march 23, 2018 limited release. Jason and shirley wonders if a classic queer black film. Apr 17, 20 in other words, movies that are any good save peoples lives, and the 1967 film portrait of jasonwhich opened at ifc center on friday, in a deeptoned, richly textured, and most. Was clarke giving holliday a stage on which to perform in what he calls his moment.

Portrait of jason 1967 portrait of jason 1967 user. Portrait of jason is a disturbing but fascinating 90minute exercise in the avant garde earlier prints ran 105 minutes. So when milestone decided to rerelease portrait of jason as part of its series of restored films by shirley clarke, cofounder dennis doros had his work. The cinema is the great compensatory art, the one that naturalborn artists who lack any particular technical skill, craft, or knowledge gravitate toward, because its the one where the equipment itself supplies most of the needed technique. Over the course of a long december night auteur shirley clarke crafts a singular commentary on cinematic spectatorship as she and her partner, carl lee, train the cameras gaze on. Portrait of jason film restoration by dennis doros. The eponymous jason introduces himself at length, but later contradicts himself, admitting his real name is aaron payne. But in the film s final third, portrait of jason is also a meditation on and revelation of ethics in documentary cinema, both intentionally and unintentionally. An important independent film from 1967 that is also a landmark gay film. From todays perspective, as the movie begins, portrait of jason seems less like a vacation from american reality than a rocket ship into the future of gay liberation. Shot in a single 12 hour take, this 1967 cinema verite doc takes us inside the life of jason holliday born aaron payne, a hustler and would be cabaret performer with a theatrical persona who smokes and giggles his way through outrageous stories from his past while sparring with. Dec 02, 2012 this is the first clip from the newly restored portrait of jason, the classic documentary by shirley clarke.

This might be the ultimate film about hustling and being hustled. In portrait of jason, which she filmed in a single night in december, 1966, in her apartment in the chelsea hotel, she transformed the very notion of personal filmmaking into the invention. The franchise mainly focuses on the fictional character jason voorhees, who drowned as a boy at camp crystal lake due to the negligence of the camp staff. Jason and shirley wonders if a classic queer black film told the whole story. Portrait of jason does, however remain a stunning piece of cinema because of jason. Portrait of jason dvd surrey libraries bibliocommons.

The picture of dorian gray and portrait of jason on. Shirley clarkes 1967 study of a black male prostitute, jason holliday, was a pioneering study of the cinema verite movementa 105minute. A stuffy room at the chelsea hotel is the stage for the magnetic jason holliday and his profound discourses on sexuality, race, and class. Jason holliday in shirley clarkes 1967 documentary portrait of jason.

Portrait of jason 1967 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Portrait of jason is all of those things at once and yet something else too. Voir en portrait of jason 1967 vf gratuit film complet. Jason holliday, the garrulous subject of shirley clarkes 1967 documentary, portrait of jason, shot over the course of 12 hours at clarkes chelsea hotel apartment in manhattan.

May 02, 20 jason holliday nee aaron payne is the soloist in front of the camera in shirley clarkes seminal 1967 documentary, portrait of jason. Hence clarkes portrait of jason s portrait of jason. Cecilia peck, who plays the daughter in the film, is the reallife daughter of actor gregory peck and his second wife veronique peck. Code switch 1967s portrait of jason was the first feature film about being black, gay, and male and raised. He is the star of shirley clarkes 1967 documentary portrait of jason. Jason holliday june 8, 1924 june 15, 1998 birth name. This is the first clip from the newly restored portrait of jason, the classic documentary by shirley clarke. Reviews a rawedged sketch of furiously extended takes. The portrait is a 1993 american madefortelevision drama film adapted from the play painting churches, directed by arthur penn, and starring gregory peck and lauren bacall.