The Day of the Locust
“It happened in Hollywood. But it could have happened in hell.”
Drama
Hollywood, 1930s. Tod Hackett, a young painter who tries to make his way as an art director in the lurid world of film industry, gets infatuated with his neighbor Faye Greener, an aspiring actress who prefers the life that Homer Simpson, a lone accountant, can offer her.
VIBE
A grim, unflinching look at the dark underbelly of Hollywood aspiration. It feels like a slow descent into madness, where dreams curdle into despair and simmering resentments boil over into explosive violence. A truly unsettling, bleak experience.
bleakcynicaldisillusionedunsettlingnihilisticslow-burngritty realismsocial commentaryperiod piececharacter studydisillusionmentthe hollowness of the american dreamdesperationmob mentalityfame
based on novel or bookcinema on cinemamovie businesssocial satirelynch moblonely man1930smovie mogulaspiring artistold hollywoodeve of world war ii
