Review of Portrait of Jason (1967) by Lee M — 29 Jun 2017

Rot. Why did she waste film on this. Just go watch the film about Capote if you want to see an interesting homosexual.

This review of Portrait of Jason (1967) was written by Lee M on 29 Jun 2017.

Portrait of Jason has generally received positive reviews.

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