Postcards from America
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| Directed by | Steve McLean |
| Written by | Steve McLean |
| Based on | Close to the Knives and Memories That Smell Like Gasoline by David Wojnarowicz |
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| Cinematography | Ellen Kuras |
| Edited by | Elizabeth Gazzara |
| Music by | Stephen Endelman |
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| Distributed by | Strand Releasing |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
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| Language | English |
Postcards from America (sometimes styled as Post Cards from America) is a 1994 drama film written and directed by Steve McLean, based on the memoirs Close to the Knives (1991) and Memories That Smell Like Gasoline (1992) by David Wojnarowicz. It has been described as an example of New Queer Cinema.
The nonlinear film presents sequences from three periods in the protagonist's life. The character, called only David, is portrayed by James Lyons in his adulthood, and by Michael Tighe and Olmo Tighe in his teenage and adolescent years.