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Urinal (1988)

1h 38m

Running Time

September 8, 1988
Release Date

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Urinal (1988)

Name: Urinal
Genre: Drama
Released: 1988-09-08

1h 38m

Running Time

September 8, 1988
Release Date

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Plot.

A mystery man brings together a group of dead, gay artists to investigate a police response to the dilema of wash-room sex in Toronto. The artists have seven days in which to report on the ethics of police tactics. The artists infiltrate the police only to discover that they themselves are under surveillance as a political subversive group. The artists explore and report on the evolution of toilets and wash-room behavior.

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Cast & Crew.

Paul Bettis

Sergei Eisenstein

Pauline Carey

Frances Loring

Keltie Creed

Florence Wyle

Lance Eng

Dorian Gray

David Gonzales

Yukio Mishima

Olivia Rojas

Frida Kahlo

George Spelvin

Langston Hughes

David Gonzales

Yukio Mishima

John Greyson

Director / Writer / Producer / Cinematography / Editor

Colin Campbell

Art Direction

Glenn Schellenberg

Original Music Composer

Adam Swica

Cinematography

Svend Robinson

Self

Almerinda Travassos

Cinematography

David McIntosh

Editor

David McIntosh

Editor

Media.

Details.

Release Date
September 8, 1988

Original Name
Pissoir

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 38m

Genres
Drama

Last updated: 2025-02-11

This Movie Is About.

lgbt

gay theme

Wiki.

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 and artistic figures, including Sergei Eisenstein, Dorian Gray, Yukio Mishima, Frida Kahlo, and Langston Hughes, to help him formulate a response to police crackdowns on gay sex venues in Toronto, blending fiction with documentary as Greyson also includes quotes from real Canadian journalistic and political figures, including Barbara Amiel and Svend Robinson, about civil liberties and public morality.

The film's cast includes Paul Bettis, Pauline Carey, Lance Eng, and Olivia Rojas.

The film premiered at the 1988 Toronto International Film Festival. It was subsequently screened at the 39th Berlin International Film Festival in 1989, where it won a Teddy Award for Best Essay Film.