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Jon Jost is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor, Music and Cinematography American born on 16 may 1943 at Chicago (USA)
Jon Jost (born 16 May 1943 in Chicago) is an American independent filmmaker.
Born in Chicago to a military family, he grew up in Georgia, Kansas, Japan, Italy, Germany and Virginia. He began making films in January 1963 after being expelled from college. In 1965 he was imprisoned by US authorities for 2 years 3 months for refusal to cooperate with the Selective Service system. On his release he became engaged in anti-war activities, working for the draft resistance, Chicago Mobilization, and helped found the Chicago branch of what became Newsreel, the New Left Film production and distribution group.
Self-taught as a filmmaker, he made his first full-length film in 1974, and has since that time focused on a wide range of American issues in his films. Since 1996 he has worked almost exclusively in digital video (DV), completing
twenty one features and many short films. Two of his most widely known films are All the Vermeers in New York (1990) and The Bed You Sleep In (1993). His 1977 feature, Last Chants for a Slow Dance is listed in the book 1001 Films You Must See Before You Die.
Jost also works in photography and painting.
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Jon Jost
Born in Chicago to a military family, he grew up in Georgia, Kansas, Japan, Italy, Germany and Virginia. He began making films in January 1963 after being expelled from college. In 1965 he was imprisoned by US authorities for 2 years 3 months for refusal to cooperate with the Selective Service system. On his release he became engaged in anti-war activities, working for the draft resistance, Chicago Mobilization, and helped found the Chicago branch of what became Newsreel, the New Left Film production and distribution group.
Self-taught as a filmmaker, he made his first full-length film in 1974, and has since that time focused on a wide range of American issues in his films. Since 1996 he has worked almost exclusively in digital video (DV), completing
twenty one features and many short films. Two of his most widely known films are All the Vermeers in New York (1990) and The Bed You Sleep In (1993). His 1977 feature, Last Chants for a Slow Dance is listed in the book 1001 Films You Must See Before You Die.
Jost also works in photography and painting.
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Filmography of Jon Jost (5 films)
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Mod Fuck Explosion (1994)
, 1h16Directed by Jon Moritsugu
Genres Drama, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Actors Jon Jost, Jon Moritsugu, James Duval
Roles Drummer
Rating59%
Director
All the Vermeers in New York (1992)
, 1h27Directed by Jon Jost
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Stephen Lack, Gordon Joseph Weiss, Emmanuelle Chaulet
Rating63%
Mark, a Wall Street financial broker, falls in love with a French actress at first sight, due to her resembling a Vermeer painting, and then proceeds to follow her from room to room in a museum. The broker goes up to the actress, Anna, and introduces himself which spawns a romantic relationship. Anna lives with two roommates — a wealthy woman and a female opera singer. As the relationship evolves, Mark dies from a cerebral hemorrhage while calling Anna. The film ends with Anna going into a Vermeer painting.
Last Chants for a Slow Dance (1977)
, 1h30Directed by Jon Jost
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Rating62%
This film follows a misanthropic working-class husband and father (Tom Blair) struggling to find work in the Midwest. As the film progresses, it seems that he has little actual interest in supporting his family as he spends his time hanging out in bars and having one-night stands. He continues to drive from town to town until, in an act of desperation, he robs and murders another man.
Scriptwriter
All the Vermeers in New York (1992)
, 1h27Directed by Jon Jost
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Stephen Lack, Gordon Joseph Weiss, Emmanuelle Chaulet
Roles Writer
Rating63%
Mark, a Wall Street financial broker, falls in love with a French actress at first sight, due to her resembling a Vermeer painting, and then proceeds to follow her from room to room in a museum. The broker goes up to the actress, Anna, and introduces himself which spawns a romantic relationship. Anna lives with two roommates — a wealthy woman and a female opera singer. As the relationship evolves, Mark dies from a cerebral hemorrhage while calling Anna. The film ends with Anna going into a Vermeer painting.
Last Chants for a Slow Dance (1977)
, 1h30Directed by Jon Jost
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Rating62%
This film follows a misanthropic working-class husband and father (Tom Blair) struggling to find work in the Midwest. As the film progresses, it seems that he has little actual interest in supporting his family as he spends his time hanging out in bars and having one-night stands. He continues to drive from town to town until, in an act of desperation, he robs and murders another man.
Producer
The Living End (1992)
, 1h32Directed by Gregg Araki
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Crime, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, Transport films, LGBT-related films, Road movies, LGBT-related films, HIV/AIDS in film, LGBT-related film
Actors Craig Gilmore, Mary Woronov, Paul Bartel
Roles Executive Producer
Rating65%
Luke is a restless and reckless drifter and Jon is a relatively timid and pessimistic film critic. Both are gay and HIV positive. After an unconventional meeting, and after Luke kills a homophobic police officer, they go on a road trip with the motto "Fuck everything."
Last Chants for a Slow Dance (1977)
, 1h30Directed by Jon Jost
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Roles Producer
Rating62%
This film follows a misanthropic working-class husband and father (Tom Blair) struggling to find work in the Midwest. As the film progresses, it seems that he has little actual interest in supporting his family as he spends his time hanging out in bars and having one-night stands. He continues to drive from town to town until, in an act of desperation, he robs and murders another man.
Cameraman
All the Vermeers in New York (1992)
, 1h27Directed by Jon Jost
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Stephen Lack, Gordon Joseph Weiss, Emmanuelle Chaulet
Roles Director of Photography
Rating63%
Mark, a Wall Street financial broker, falls in love with a French actress at first sight, due to her resembling a Vermeer painting, and then proceeds to follow her from room to room in a museum. The broker goes up to the actress, Anna, and introduces himself which spawns a romantic relationship. Anna lives with two roommates — a wealthy woman and a female opera singer. As the relationship evolves, Mark dies from a cerebral hemorrhage while calling Anna. The film ends with Anna going into a Vermeer painting.
Last Chants for a Slow Dance (1977)
, 1h30Directed by Jon Jost
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Roles Director of Photography
Rating62%
This film follows a misanthropic working-class husband and father (Tom Blair) struggling to find work in the Midwest. As the film progresses, it seems that he has little actual interest in supporting his family as he spends his time hanging out in bars and having one-night stands. He continues to drive from town to town until, in an act of desperation, he robs and murders another man.
Editor
All the Vermeers in New York (1992)
, 1h27Directed by Jon Jost
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Stephen Lack, Gordon Joseph Weiss, Emmanuelle Chaulet
Roles Editor
Rating63%
Mark, a Wall Street financial broker, falls in love with a French actress at first sight, due to her resembling a Vermeer painting, and then proceeds to follow her from room to room in a museum. The broker goes up to the actress, Anna, and introduces himself which spawns a romantic relationship. Anna lives with two roommates — a wealthy woman and a female opera singer. As the relationship evolves, Mark dies from a cerebral hemorrhage while calling Anna. The film ends with Anna going into a Vermeer painting.
Last Chants for a Slow Dance (1977)
, 1h30Directed by Jon Jost
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Roles Editor
Rating62%
This film follows a misanthropic working-class husband and father (Tom Blair) struggling to find work in the Midwest. As the film progresses, it seems that he has little actual interest in supporting his family as he spends his time hanging out in bars and having one-night stands. He continues to drive from town to town until, in an act of desperation, he robs and murders another man.