The Theatre Bizarre

"Welcome to the Theatre of the Absurd."

2011 1h 54m EN

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★5.3TMDB · 117

Horror

Synopsis

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Down a seedy city street in her neighborhood, young Enola Penny is obsessed with what appears to be a long abandoned theatre. One night, she sees that the front door is slightly ajar and impulsively decides to sneak inside. But there in the dark, decrepit auditorium, a show unlike any other unfolds before her eyes. Its host is an eerie human puppet named Peg Poett who will introduce Penny to six tales of the bizarre: A couple traveling in a remote part of the French Pyrenees cross paths with a lustful witch; A paranoid lover faces the wrath of a partner who has been pushed to her limit; The Freudian dreams of an unfaithful husband blur the lines between fantasy and reality; The horrors of the real world are interpreted through the mind of a child; A woman addicted to other people's memories gets her fix through the vitreous fluid of her victims' eyeballs; And a perverse obsession with sweets turns sour for a couple in too deep.

“Welcome to the Theatre of the Absurd.”

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Cast

Udo Kier
Peg Poett
Virginia Newcomb
Enola Penny
Amanda Marquardt
Squalid Woman
Amelia M. Gotham
Gypsy
Catriona MacColl
Mere Antoinette
Shane Woodward
Martin
Victoria Maurette
Karina
André Hennicke
Axel

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Buddy Giovinazzo
Writers: John Esposito, Douglas Buck, David Gregory
Languages: French, English
Countries: Canada, United States of America, France

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ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Canada, United States of America, France.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Buddy Giovinazzo, shot by Eduardo Fierro. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Simon Boswell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Pauline Pallier shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Udo Kier and Virginia Newcomb and Amanda Marquardt carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Welcome to the Theatre of the Absurd.".

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The take

Buddy Giovinazzo directs. Eduardo Fierro behind the camera. Simon Boswell scores. Pauline Pallier cuts. Produced in Canada, United States of America, France. Dialogue in French, English.

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1Released 15 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.
3International production across 3 countries: Canada, United States of America, France.
4Directed by Buddy Giovinazzo, shot by Eduardo Fierro. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Simon Boswell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Pauline Pallier shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Udo Kier and Virginia Newcomb and Amanda Marquardt carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Welcome to the Theatre of the Absurd.".
9IMDB entry: tt1763316 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.