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The Glass Cage (1965)

The Glass Cage poster
Original title
La cage de verre
Directed by
Philippe Arthuys
Genre
drama film
Country
Israel, France
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man is trapped inside a glass cage. He struggles to survive and understand his confinement.

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What happens

The Glass Cage (French: La cage de verre) is a 1965 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Philippe Arthuys and Jean-Louis Levi-Alvarès and written by Arthuys. The film was selected as the Israeli entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 38th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. It was also entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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