# The Day of the Locust (1975)

> In a grotesquely heightened Hollywood of the late 1930s, artistic aspiration and starry-eyed desire curdle into exploitation, loneliness, and collective violence.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/2934

## Facts

- Runtime: 145 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: John Schlesinger
- Cast: Donald Sutherland, Karen Black, Burgess Meredith, William Atherton, Geraldine Page, Richard Dysart, Bo Hopkins, Pepe Serna
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072848/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: bitter, grotesque, satirical, classic cinema night, literary adaptation viewing

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