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September 22, 2007
The Landlord
Anyone seen it? Just got back and I live in the Slope but couldn't figure out which building the exertiors were shot at. I heard it was at 6th Avenue and Prospect, but I couldn't spot it in the dark. Anyone know the exact address?
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what are you talking about? crazy random vague posts lately.
Posted by: guest at September 23, 2007 8:25 AM
The Landlord is a film, made in 1969, that is about a rich white 29 year old who decides to buy a house in the "black ghetto of Park Slope." It has some scenes that were filmed in the Slope and Bed-Stuy. It's at the Film Forum through Weds, not available on DVD.
Posted by: Brooklynnative at September 23, 2007 9:05 AM
thanks for the clarification. Sorry, don't know the answer though.
Posted by: guest at September 23, 2007 11:25 AM
The movie was shot at 51 Prospect Place. It was mentioned in the NYTimes piece last week.
Posted by: guest at September 23, 2007 5:52 PM
I saw it way back when and was impressed then by Beau Bridges who decides he is going to make a Brooklyn Brownstone his hip project and plans to evict all his tenants. One by one though he is drawn into the funny convoluted society which inhabits his place and his original plans fall apart. It was good....
Posted by: donatella at September 23, 2007 9:03 PM
I saw the film shortly after moving to the South Slope in 1970. A fairly good movie, but not much connection to reality IMO.
Posted by: Bob Marvin at September 23, 2007 11:26 PM
I think it would be fascinating to find out the story of who actually bought the building after the movie was shot. Apparently they only shot the exterior scenes there and the building was abandoned. Interior scenes are a laugh because the configurations are so different, one apartment to the next, couldn't possibly be the same brownstone.
Posted by: Brooklynnative at September 24, 2007 7:43 AM
I always thought the exteriors were of St. Marks between 3rd and 4th Avenues.
Posted by: guest at September 24, 2007 6:53 PM
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