Pretty Poison

“Subtle and very smart!”—Pauline Kael

“Has an erotic allure that will jolt you!”—Entertainment Weekly

A bored All-American high school senior (the irresistible Tuesday Weld) runs away with an arsonist parolee with spy fantasies (Anthony Perkins, in one of his great performances), raising the stakes of his unhinged worldview to a deadly scale. A black-comedy cult classic that brought some of the French New Wave’s knowing tone and style to Hollywood, this singular take on the outlaw couple movie remains fresh, unexpected, and all-too-seldom seen. (89 mins., 35mm)