High (film)

High
High
Directed by	Larry Kent
Written by	Larry Kent
Produced by	Larry Kent
Starring	;
Cinematography	Paul Van der Linden
Edited by	Pierre Savard
Production; company	Cinema Ventures
Release date	1967
Running time	80 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

High is a film released in 1967, directed by Larry Kent and starring , , , , and . Filmed in Montreal, it is likely most-remembered for being banned by the censors of Quebec (immediately before its premiere at the Montreal Film Festival) for its use of drugs, nudity, and explicit sex scenes.^{[citation needed]}

In defense, celebrities such as Jean Renoir, Fritz Lang, and even Warren Beatty came to High 's defense as a film of art, rather than gratuity. Alan King and Jean-Pierre Lefebvre, the winners of the 1967 Montreal Film Festival, went so far as to share with Larry Kent the prize money they had won.^{[citation needed]}

Plot[]

High is the story of a dope-dealing university dropout (Lanning Beckman) and his strait-laced girlfriend (Astri Thorvik) whom he corrupts and leads down a path of petty crime and uninhibited sex. Considered Larry Kent's best film, High is a tough-minded vision of the anarchic and violent underside of the 1960s culture of free love and ‘do-your-own-thing.’ The frank love making scenes and dope smoking led to a wide theatrical release in the U.S. and a ban by the censor boards in Ontario and British Columbia.^[1]^[2]

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

References[]

^ Morris, Peter (1984). The Film Companion. Toronto: Irwin Publishing. pp. 142–143. ISBN 0-7725-1505-0.
^ Clandfield, David (1987). Canadian Film. Toronto: Oxford University Press. p. 103. ISBN 0-19-540581-1.

External links[]

High at IMDb

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[1] Morris, Peter (1984). The Film Companion. Toronto: Irwin Publishing. pp. 142–143. ISBN 0-7725-1505-0.

[2] Clandfield, David (1987). Canadian Film. Toronto: Oxford University Press. p. 103. ISBN 0-19-540581-1.

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