A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Original Title:
Season's Greetings
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 60
« When I returned to Los Angeles after my Christmas break, I found a rather belated Christmas present in my letterbox; it was John Dorr’s new film. John Dorr’s Seasons Greetings, the latest in a series of video letters that John sent to his friends each year. (…) Although I’ve never seen John’s other Christmas cards, his latest delivery is clearly different from those that preceded it, in that he knew he was ill when he made it. It begins with a short statement to the camera about living with AIDS, which serves as a prologue to a series of vignettes recorded during trips he made last year with companion George La Fleur. » Bill Krohn, « John Dorr’s New Year’s greetings », Les Cahiers du cinéma, n°470, Nov. 1993
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