The Day of the Locust (1975)
- Directed by
- John Schlesinger
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 2h 25m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 111 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 Hollywood just before World War II, a group of desperate outsiders chase dreams of stardom that never materialize. The film shows their growing alienation and the dark underbelly of the film industry.
satiricalbleakdisorientingtensenightmarishvisually starkalienating
What happens
The Day of the Locust is a 1975 American satirical historical drama film directed by John Schlesinger. It stars Donald Sutherland, Karen Black, William Atherton, Burgess Meredith, Richard Dysart, John Hillerman, and Geraldine Page. Set in Hollywood, California, just before World War II, the film conveys the alienation and desperation of a disparate group of people whose dreams of success do not come true. The screenplay by Waldo Salt is based on the 1939 novel of the same title by Nathanael West. The Day of the Locust garnered scholarly attention for its nightmarish depiction and acerbic commentary of the Hollywood film industry, and critical attention for its visually implicit horror elements. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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