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The year was 2005. My friend had tasked me with figuring out what to do for a double date. He was eager to impress his new girlfriend, and wanted us to go see a movie. Continue reading
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The Bootleg Files: No Exit
BOOTLEG FILES 898: “No Exit” (1954 French film based on Jean-Paul Sartre’s play).
LAST SEEN: On YouTube.
AMERICAN HOME VIDEO: None.
REASON FOR BOOTLEG STATUS: It was never released in the United States.
CHANCES OF SEEING A COMMERCIAL DVD RELEASE: Not likely.
In May 1944, Jean-Paul Sartre’s drama “Huis clos” had its premiere in Paris. The play came to New York in November 1946 with a production directed by John Huston – this would be the filmmaker’s only foray into directing for Broadway. Sartre’s title, which translated as “Behind Closed Doors,” was changed to “No Exit” for this production, and since then the work is known to American audiences by that title – in Britain, the play has been produced as “Vicious Circle” and “In Camera.”
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