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The Man in the Glass Booth

1975 · 117 min

A claustrophobic, talky descent into guilt and identity that unsettles long after the verdict.

Tagline: The kidnapping... The masquerade... The murder trial... Perhaps the most suspenseful shocker of our time.
Overview: Arthur Goldman is a rich Jewish industrialist, living in luxury in a Manhattan high-rise. He banters with his assistant Charlie, often shocking him with his outrageousness and irreverent musings on aspects of Jewish life. Nonetheless, Charlie is astonished one day when Israeli secret agents burst in and arrest Goldman for being a Nazi war criminal. Whisked to Israel for trial, Goldman forces his accusers to face, not only his presumed guilt, but their own.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and satirical. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Guilt, identity, justice, memory
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: guilt
identity
justice
memory
madness
Places: big city
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild