The Secret Cinema
| The Secret Cinema | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Paul Bartel |
| Written by | Paul Bartel |
| Produced by | Paul Bartel Bob Schulenberg |
| Starring | Amy Vane Philip Carlson Barry Dennen Connie Ellison Gordon Felio Estelle Omens |
| Cinematography | Fred Wellington |
| Edited by | Sam Moore |
| Music by | The Rusty Nails |
| Distributed by | The Film-Makers' Cooperative |
Release date | May 1, 1968 |
Running time | 30 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Secret Cinema is a short black-and-white film produced, written, and directed by Paul Bartel, and released in 1968.
Plot summary
Jane (Amy Vane) is a secretary who doesn't know that her life is being filmed and shown in theaters, or that those who are closest to her are in on it. She's being sexually harassed by her corpulent boss (Gordon Felio), humiliated by her fey boyfriend, given the gaslight treatment by the people around her, et cetera, and she doesn't know why... but she's starting to suspect that something isn't quite right.
Notes
- In 1986, this film was remade as an episode of Amazing Stories, in which Paul Bartel played a part.
- This film has been released on videocassette by Rhino Entertainment, packaged with a 7-minute erotic short entitled The Naughty Nurse.
- In 1998, the premise of someone's life being secretly filmed was used in The Truman Show.
References
- The Secret Cinema at IMDb
- ‹The template AllMovie title is being considered for deletion.› The Secret Cinema at AllMovie
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