Film

The Boys in the Band 1970

Directed by William Friedkin

  • Drama
  • 120 min
  • R

... is not a musical.

Harold is celebrating a birthday, and his friend Michael has drafted some other friends to help commemorate the event. As the evening progresses, an unexpected guest shows up, the alcohol flows, the knives come out, and dormant and unspoken emotions are unleashed.

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Intimate, classical in form, grave and prestige.

  • intimateepic
  • classical in formformally daring
  • gravecomic
  • unpretentiousprestige
  • earnestironic

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