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7.7
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62 Ratings

LA PLAYS ITSELF

Directed by Fred Halsted
United States, 1972
LGBTQ+, Avant-Garde, Erotica
  • 5555 minutes

Synopsis

Shot with an underground art aesthetic of dramatic shadows and non-synchronous sound, Fred Halsted’s LA Plays Itself, about two sexual drifters, captured the raw underbelly of 1970s LA as few films ever have.

Synopsis

Shot with an underground art aesthetic of dramatic shadows and non-synchronous sound, Fred Halsted’s LA Plays Itself, about two sexual drifters, captured the raw underbelly of 1970s LA as few films ever have.