High (film)
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Filmmakers Jean Renoir, Fritz Lang, and Warren Beatty defended High as a film of art, rather than gratuity.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Plot
High is the story of dope-dealing university dropout Tom, and his strait-laced girlfriend Vicky whom he corrupts and leads down a path of petty crime and uninhibited sex.
Cast
- Lanny Beckman as Tom (as Lanning Beckman)
- Astri Thorvik as Vicky (as Astri Torvik)
- Peter Mathews
- Joyce Cay
- Denis Payne
- Laurie Wynn Kent
- Doris Cowan
- Mortie Golub
- Carol Epstein
- Al Mayoff
- Melinda McCracken
- Gary Eisenkraft
- Jack Esbein
Reception
High is described in Peter Morris's 1984 Film Companion as Larry Kent's best film. It had a wide theatrical release in the U.S., however its sex scenes and dope smoking led to and a ban by the censor boards in Ontario and British Columbia.[2][3]
Legacy
The film was screened at the 18th Berlin Film Festival in 1968 as part of Young Canadian Film, a lineup of films by emerging Canadian filmmakers.[4] It was later screened at the 1984 Festival of Festivals as part of Front & Centre, a special retrospective program of artistically and culturally significant films from throughout the history of Canadian cinema.[5]
It was part of a retrospective screening of Kent's films, alongside The Bitter Ash, Sweet Substitute, and When Tomorrow Dies. The retrospective screened at a number of venues in 2002 and 2003, including the venues Cinematheque Ontario in Toronto, the Pacific Cinémathèque in Vancouver, and the Canadian Film Institute in Ottawa.[6]
References
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- ↑ Eric H. Wilson, "Larry's At It Again: Movie-maker Kent reels opinions and talks about High, his new banned film". Vancouver Sun, August 11, 1967.
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- ↑ Gerald Pratley, "In and Out of Cinema". Cinema Canada, September 1968.
- ↑ Carole Corbeil, "The stars are coming out for Toronto's film festival". The Globe and Mail, September 6, 1984.
- ↑ Matthew Hays, "Catch up on your Kent". The Globe and Mail, February 1, 2003.
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