Three Bewildered People in the Night
Three Bewildered People in the Night is a 1987 American drama film directed by Gregg Araki. The film follows three characters through the dissolution of a heterosexual relationship and the possible beginning of a gay one.
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[edit] Plot
The film revolves around Alicia (Darcy Marta), a video artist, her live-in boyfriend Craig (John Lacques), a journalist and frustrated actor, and David (Mark Howell), Alicia's best friend and a gay performance artist. Through a series of telephone calls and coffee shop conversations, Craig and Alicia split up and Craig and David take tentative steps toward a relationship.[1]
[edit] Production
Gregg Araki shot Three Bewildered People in the Night on a budget of $5,000. He shot in black and white using a spring-wound Bolex camera. The film is an example of guerrilla filmmaking, with Araki shooting in unauthorized locations without permits.[2]
[edit] Reception
Three Bewildered People in the Night won the Ernest Artaria Award at the 1989 Locarno International Film Festival.
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[edit] References
- Levy, Emanuel (2001). Cinema of Outsiders: The Rise of American Independent Film. NYU Press. ISBN 0814751245.
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