Central Bazaar 48 years old

Central Bazaar

For this remarkable experimental film, the provocative avant-garde legend Stephen Dwoskin gathered together a group of strangers and filmed them as they explored their fantasies over a period of five days: a project that now sounds a little like TV's Big Brother. The ceremonial gowns and make-up here not only evoke the eroticism of European horror movies but also highlight the film's interplay between performance and intimacy. Jonas Mekas called it 'theatre of life'...

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Central Bazaar (48 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, September 02, 1976
  • Runtime: 156 minutes