药头 (1962)
The Connection
Eight drug addicts are waiting for their connection in a New York apartment while a two-man documentary team films the proceedings. Things go out of control as the men grow increasingly nervous and the cameraman keeps recording.
- 上映日期
- 1962-02-15
- TMDB
- 6.5 / 10 (32)
- 片长（分钟）
- 1小时43分钟
- 类型
- 剧情
- 导演
- Shirley Clarke
演员阵容
- 沃伦·芬纳蒂 — Leach
- Jerome Raphael — Solly
- Garry Goodrow — Ernie
- Carl Lee — Cowboy
- Barbara Winchester — Sister Salvation
- Henry Proach — Harry
- 罗斯科·李·布朗 — J. J. Burden (as Roscoe Brown)
- 威廉·雷德菲尔德 — Jim Dunn
- Freddie Redd — Piano Player
- Jackie McLean — Sax Player
- Larry Richie — Drummer
- Michael Mattos — Bass Player
趣闻
The Connection is a 1961 feature film directed by the American experimental filmmaker Shirley Clarke. The film was Clarke's first feature; she had made several short films over the previous decade. Jack Gelber wrote the screenplay, adapting his play of the same name. The film was the subject of significant court cases regarding censorship. It is the first known movie shot in the found footage format and beginning with a found footage title card.
Background
Based on the play The Connection by Jack Gelber, the film follows a young filmmaker who attempts to film junkies waiting for their heroin dealer to arrive.
Most of the actors from the original stage production reprised their roles for the film: Warren Finnerty as Leach, Carl Lee as Cowboy, Garry Goodrow as Ernie, Jerome Raphel as Solly, Barbara Winchester as Sister Salvation, and Henry Proach as Harry. All the musicians from the original stage production appeared: Freddie Redd (composer, piano), Jackie McLean (alto sax), Michael Mattos (bass), and Larry Ritchie (drums).
The film helped to loosen film censorship, as Clarke and producer Lewis Allen had filed suit to be able to show the film in New York. (The film had premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 1961.) In that era, in New York, the State's Department of Education had a vote on the State's film licensing board, and they voted to deny a license, mainly on the grounds that the word "shit" was used repeatedly during the film even though it was mostly used…
The case went to the New York State Court of Appeals (the state's highest court). The Court of Appeals affirmed the decision of the intermediate level Appellate Division, which had held that while 'vulgar', this usage could not be considered obscene. Ultimately, the film was unsuccessful at the box office.
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