The Balcony (1963)

Directed by

Joseph Strick

Genre

drama film, fantasy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 20m

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 18 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In a brothel where clients act out fantasies of power and authority, the line between reality and performance blurs during a revolution outside. A police chief and a queen navigate a world of mirrors and role-playing.

theatricaldreamlikeintenseprovocativeclaustrophobicsymbolicslow-burn

What happens

The Balcony is a 1963 film adaptation of Jean Genet's 1957 play The Balcony, directed by Joseph Strick. It stars Shelley Winters, Peter Falk, Lee Grant and Leonard Nimoy. George J. Folsey was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography. Ben Maddow was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award. The film also credits the photographer Helen Levitt as an assistant director and Verna Fields as the sound editor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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