Twisted (1996 film)
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Twisted is a 1996 film written and directed by Seth Michael Donsky in his debut. The film, a Don Quixote and Miravista Films production, is a retelling of Charles Dickens' classic 1838 novel Oliver Twist, set in a New York City contemporary underground populated by drag queens, drug abusers and hustlers. The film was an official selection and debuted in 1997 at the 47th Berlin International Film Festival, and was also screened as an official selection at the Seattle International Film Festival. Donsky's film was made prior to Jacob Tierney's similar film Twist, starring American actor Nick Stahl.
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Directed by | Seth Michael Donsky |
Written by | Seth Michael Donsky |
Produced by | Adrian Agromonte (producer) Bernard Arbit, Barry Witz, Mark Weiner (executive producer) |
Cinematography | Hernan Toro |
Edited by | Tom McArdle |
Music by | Q. Lazzarus |
Distributed by | Leisure Time Features |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $150,000 (estimated) |
Donsky's Twisted was re-discovered by the Museum of Modern Art in 2013, included in their Charles Dickens bicentenary film series and subsequently accepted into their permanent film collection.