Bizarre

Maurice, a reticent young homeless man somehow manages to get by in Brooklyn; he spends his nights in parked cars until he finds himself at ‘Bizarre’, an underground club renowned for its burlesque shows. Maurice is fascinated by the club’s playful revues celebrating self-determined sexuality and creative otherness, and the two female club owners both adore him. He soon becomes a part of their chosen family, and begins to bond with introverted Luka. But Maurice turns his back on Luka’s growing affection. Running away from his true emotions he drifts aimlessly through the city. He tries to find his feet at a boxing club, where he meets Charlie. Unable to withstand the pressure of his repressed feelings, Maurice unleashes a mounting foment of emotions, pervaded by tenderness and menace. Étienne Faure shot his film on location at ‘Bizarre’. Illuminating the promise of an independent future for his aimless escapees in the resplendent creations of ‘Bizarre’s’ artistes, Faure moulds his keenly sensitive observations of these lost, disturbed souls to form a mesmerising trance.

details

  • Runtime

    98 min
  • Country

    France, United States
  • Year of Presentation

    2015
  • Year of Production

    2015
  • Director

    Étienne Faure
  • Cast

    Pierre Prieur, Adrian James, Raquel Nave, Rebeka Underhill, Charlie Himmelstein, Luc Bierme
  • Production Company

    eivissa productions
  • Berlinale Section

    Panorama
  • Berlinale Category

    Feature Film

Biography Étienne Faure

Born in the south of France in 1969, he began his film career directing shorts before making his feature debut in 2000 with IN EXTREMIS. He is currently working as a producer and director. His feature film CHAOS screened at numerous international festivals.

Filmography Étienne Faure

1988 À la recherche de Tadzio | 1997 La fin de la nuit | 2000 In extremis | 2004 Prisonnier | 2004 Quoi? L'éternité? | 2009 Des illusions | 2012 Désodres