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Monday, June 17, 2019

On the Bowery (1956)

An American docufiction directed by Lionel Rogosin.
Several poor men in New York City are addicted to alcohol. A new guy shows up, gets smashed and then leaves.
This is true fucking grit. When your cast gets arrested and returns with shaves and haircuts because you're filming the actual thing, that's raw. Even rawer yet was the sterno drinking scene. Apparently, yellow listerine was not a thing back then. I can't speak very highly of plot or characters, but the camera-work was amazing for having to be hidden most of the time. Other shots were done at night with no dedicated lighting. I would put this almost on par with Annoying (2015) which was just slightly grittier. I rate this awesome for having the balls to really show life in the gutter.

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