The Balcony

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The Balcony
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1hr 27min
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1963
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Image Entertainment
Synopsis: The denizens of a sordid brothel become embroiled in a bloody coup in this arty political satire adapted from the Jean Genet play. Shelley Winters stars as the cathouse's madam, a stern woman who supervises the fantasy role-playing of her beautiful employees and their well-heeled customers, including the local police chief (Peter Falk). As various whores and their johns dress up like judges, penitents, bishops, and generals, a revolution rages outside in the streets. The leaders of society -- including ... Full Synopsis
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Jean Genet's oeuvre isn't meant to entertain or even engage on the level that most fiction does. More provocation than anything else, the French dissident's writing encompasses a long series of attacks on political corruption, bourgeois moralism, and the humdrum aesthetics of the cultural status quo. Even more so than his novels, Genet's plays rely on ritualized action and schematic symbolism to expose ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Madam Irma
Police Chief
Car-man
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