Born in Chicago to a WWII military family, Jost grew up in Georgia, Kansas, Japan, Italy, Germany, and Virginia. He is a self-taught filmmaker, equally adept at both directing and cinematography, with a history of rebellion and autonomy.
His people are not those populating TV or Hollywood, but complex and typically alienated individuals, many times inarticulate, but always searching nonetheless. His story telling does not follow Syd Field's three-act structure but follows the innovative bent of each individual film. His camera is not used to manipulate and race around for the sake of racing around but to create and capture images of power and beauty.
To explore a Jost film (such as Last Chants for a Slow Dance, Frame Up, Sure Fire, All the Vermeers in New York, Slow Moves, Rembrandt Laughing, The Bed You Sleep In) is to enter another world, a world that does require a patience and focus largely foreign to our society, but one that rewards that patience with significant experiences.
All the Vermeers in New York (1990)
Runtime: 87 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Color
Jon Jost - All the Vermeers in New York (1990) (SVCD) 1 of 2.MPG 
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