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"A degenerate film, with dignity."

Feb 13 1976 NC-17 1h 57m
Comedy, Drama

A young, once-great Hollywood film director refuses to accept changing times during the early 1930s, and confines himself to his decaying mansion to make silent porn flicks.

Plot

A once-great silent film director, unable to make the transition to the new talkies, lives as a near-hermit in his Hollywood home, making cheap, silent sex films, and suffering in the knowledge of his sexual impotence, and apathetic about the plans to demolish his home to make way for a highway. His producer and his producer's girlfriend come by to see how he is doing (and to supply heroin to the actress as her payment). The girlfriend stays to watch them filming, and is deeply impressed by his methods. When the actress goes to the bathroom, and dies there of an overdose, the girlfriend takes her place in the film. Then the producer returns.

Written by

John Byrum

Directed by

John Byrum

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

United Artists

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
2,618
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA