Quintessential Directors: Barry Jenkins
A brief look at two Barry Jenkins films that have established him as one of the greatest filmmakers of our time.
Poe (2012)
Brilliant and wealthy Dr. Andrew Casey is a serial killer who goes by the name 'The Chef'. One night eleven years ago his wife found out. He was arrested and imprisoned at Marathon County Asylum for the criminally insane. Eleven years pass and he is released, completely rehabilitated and moves to Los Angeles under the alias Mr. Jack Conway. Yuppie and former teacher, Johnathon Poe, a descendant of the famed writer Edgar Allan Poe and a brilliant writer in his own right is about to form a bond with the chef as the great doctor begins his spree of killings and cannibalism again.
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Brilliant and wealthy Dr. Andrew Casey is a serial killer who goes by the name 'The Chef'. One night eleven years ago his wife found out. He was arrested and imprisoned at Marathon County Asylum for the criminally insane. Eleven years pass and he is released, completely rehabilitated and moves to Los Angeles under the alias Mr. Jack Conway. Yuppie and former teacher, Johnathon Poe, a descendant of the famed writer Edgar Allan Poe and a brilliant writer in his own right is about to form a bond with the chef as the great doctor begins his spree of killings and cannibalism again.
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Genre:Crime, Drama, Horror
Written By:Francis Xavier
In Theaters:5/8/2012
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Runtime:105 minutes
Studio:Metropolis Pictures Entertainment
Cast
Francis Xavier
Director
Stelio Savante
Johnathon Poe
David Fine
Dr. Andrew Casey
Gene Silvers
Aaron Cameron
Sal Landi
Detective Victor Ramirez
Christy Sturza
Sophia Tan
Greg Travis
Detective Jonzey Jones
Felissa Rose
Forensic Pathologist Amy Short
Alisa Schulz
Charlene Briggs
Azure Parsons
Gillette Alexander
Mike Iorio
Mister Peeples
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