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The Box

The Box

Release: 1969-08-01·Runtime: 9m·★ 5.5

A man buys a television set in Marvin Starkman’s short black-and-white film. Photographed by John Cazale during an overnight shoot in actor Michael Lombard’s apartment, The Box turns a simple domestic purchase into the basis for a compact 16mm study of object, space, and routine.