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A wallet, a club, and your darkest fever dream made flesh.
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Bijou (1972)

psychedelic sleazegay art-house eroticadream logic nightmare

Overview

FantasyDrama

A construction worker witnesses a car accident and pockets the female victim's purse, in which he discovers her invitation to a club named Bijou. There, he enters a strange erotic world where dark fantasies become reality.

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Content warning
gay pornography
sexual awakening through fantasyidentity dissolutionthe performance of desireescapism vs. self-destruction

Standout Aspects

Direction

Poole's Fellini-meets-gay-porn visual hallucinations

Cinematography

Grainy 16mm fever dreams that refuse to look cheap

Production

DIY underground aesthetic before that was a marketing term

Best for:Solo: Late night, headphones, questions about your own subconscious·Rewatch: Once you realize it's not really about the sex·Streaming: With pause button ready for your 'what am I watching' breaks
Heads up:Sexual Content: Explicit gay sex, non-simulated, often surreal or ritualistic·Disturbing: Psychological disorientation, identity horror, dream-state violations
Wakefield Poole

Director

Wakefield Poole

ReleasedOct 1, 1972
Runtime1h 15m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Budget$22K
Poolemar Productions

Top Cast

Bill Harrison

Bill Harrison

Construction Worker

Peter Fisk

Peter Fisk

Tattooed 'Bijou' Participant

Bill Cable

Bill Cable

Bearded Man with Whip

Wakefield Poole

Wakefield Poole

Cameraman (uncredited)

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Wakefield Poole made this after 'Boys in the Sand' became the first gay porn film to court mainstream crossover success—he wanted to prove the genre could be art.

Insight

The 'Bijou' club set was built in Poole's own Manhattan apartment, shot over weekends with friends and lovers when they weren't at their day jobs.

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