Bizarre

Bizarre

99 mins | Drama, Romance | Feb. 7, 2015

Maurice, a reticent young homeless man, somehow manages to get by in Brooklyn; he spends his nights in parked cars until he finds himself at Bizarre, an underground club renowned for its burlesque shows. Maurice is fascinated by the club’s playful revues celebrating self-determined sexuality and creative otherness, and the two female club owners both adore him. He soon becomes a part of their self-selected family, and begins to bond with introverted Luka. But Maurice turns his back on Luka’s growing affection. Running away from his true emotions he drifts aimlessly through the city. He tries to find his feet at a boxing club, where he meets Charlie. Unable to withstand the pressure of his repressed feelings, Maurice unleashes a mounting foment of emotions, pervaded by tenderness and menace.

Bizarre

99 mins | Drama, Romance | Feb. 7, 2015

Bizarre
Maurice, a reticent young homeless man, somehow manages to get by in Brooklyn; he spends his nights in parked cars until he finds himself at Bizarre, an underground club renowned for its burlesque shows. Maurice is fascinated by the club’s playful revues celebrating self-determined sexuality and creative otherness, and the two female club owners both adore him. He soon becomes a part of their self-selected family, and begins to bond with introverted Luka. But Maurice turns his back on Luka’s growing affection. Running away from his true emotions he drifts aimlessly through the city. He tries to find his feet at a boxing club, where he meets Charlie. Unable to withstand the pressure of his repressed feelings, Maurice unleashes a mounting foment of emotions, pervaded by tenderness and menace.
IMDb rating 4.7
Producers Eivissa Productions, Bushwick Factory
Original title Bizarre
Directors Étienne Faure
Writers Étienne Faure

Cast

Pierre Prieur

as Maurice

Adrian James

as Luka

Raquel Nave

as Kim

Charlie Himmelstein

as Charlie

Luc Bierme

as The Man

Pier Richard

as Boxing Man

Freddy Morgan

as Freddy, the Beach Boy

Michael Glover

as The Boy in the Bar