The Royal Road
2015, English. Directed by Jenni Olson.
A cinematic essay in defense of remembering.
A fascinating and unlikely reinvention story, The Royal Road simultaneously explores cinematic spiritual channeling, the conquest and colonization of Mexico and the American Southwest, fading historical Californian urban landscapes, and the passions found in butch identity to achieve an achingly beautiful and poetic defense of remembering. Probing roads from El Camino Real, to the Boulevard of Broken Dreams, to the road right outside the front door, Olson crafts a deeply intelligent and transcending observation of the human condition that reaches for redemption in the embrace of history, nostalgia, mindfulness, and sheer beauty. If you give yourself over to it, it will crack you wide open.
- Runtime
- 1h 5m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Details
- Released
- 22 March 2015
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Jenni Olson
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The Royal Road runs 65 minutes (1h 5m).
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Which OTT platform is The Royal Road on?
The Royal Road isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free or rent it or buy it online. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Royal Road?
If you liked The Royal Road, try In the Realms of the Unreal, Love, Marilyn, As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty.
Who directed The Royal Road?
The Royal Road (2015) was directed by Jenni Olson and stars Tony Kushner, Jenni Olson.