When Mom and I went to the local library, this was among the films she seemed interested in seeing probably because of the stars she saw listed on the cover of the DVD. I, myself, had never heard of it so I agreed to check it out. Mom would eventually declare the movie weird which I agreed with. I mean, Shelley Winters plays a madam who lets her underlings role play with their clients as various authority figures as a revolution is going on outside. Then Peter Falk is the chief of police who is a lover of Ms. Winters who enters her place looking for some people to play the real authority figures who had just been killed. Okay, now that I've just explained the premise, I'll just also mention the other players in this unusual movie-Lee Grant, Ruby Dee, and Leonard Nimoy. All deliver interesting theatrical-like performances that's pretty entertaining to watch as they basically deliver lecture-like speeches. Like I said, The Balcony is pretty weird but also makes you think of what it's trying to say so that's somewhat of a recommendation.
Review of The Balcony
