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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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