THE BIRDCAGE - Contact Hypothesis [Video Essay]

When the schnecken beckons.

1:12 Part One: The Talent Involved
10:18 Part Two: Nichols and May
14:46 Part Three: Screenplay by Elaine May
41:17 Part Four: The Contact Hypothesis

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