The moon in the gutter is a sumptuous, dazzlingly photographed melodrama that becomes, alas, relentlessly boring. The moon in the gutter letterboxd your life in film. The moon in the gutter the jeanjacques beineix collection. A dockworker seeking revenge on the killer of his sister finds himself the object of desire for two women. The moon in the gutter 1953 is one of david goodis\s many tours of the downandout neighborhoods of his native city of philadelphia. The castparticularly kinski and abril really make the film. Moons cast has sam rockwell as the lonesome astronaut on the moon, hes brilliant.
Then, in 1983, the french director jeanjacques beineix made an equally ambitious attempt to film goodis with the moon in the gutter, a pulp paperback novel written in 1953. Unfortunately, critics and audiences disliked the movie when it was released, but the film still has a following. Checkpoint charlies rating of the film the moon in the gutter checkpoint charlie the grittier, more competent albeit likewise grandiose french sister to coppolas one from the heart you have to admit the similarity between kinskis roles in those films, as well as the extravagance in the productions and the themes of longing for something. Gerard gerard depardieu is a dock worker who becomes an emotional wreck following the rape and suicide of his sister. For jeanjacques beineix, the film is sandwiched between his well received debut diva 1981 and what is regarded as his masterpiece betty blue 1986. In 1960, francois trauffaut made a renowned film, shoot the piano player from goodis 1956 novel down there. We want it all, addressing higher birds i think we should have been a trinity we want it all, addressing higher birds i think you should have been a bird in me hey, lets. An excessively silly, and only sporadically interesting, early horrorthriller from paramount, 1933s supernatural is really only worth searching out for fans of its star, the beautiful and extremely talented carole lombard, or its director, white zombie creator victor halperin. In between diva and betty blue director jeanjacques beneix made the loopiest adaptation of a david goodis novel yet, the moon in the gutter, quite a remarkable claim considering dark. The moon in the gutter moon is a ff25 million lovecumwhodunit comedy featuring frames to hang worthily in any museum of photography, some good acting, some stagey acting, plus a plot and dialog. Although it immediately followed beineixs big, commercial success diva and featured two very big stars, gerard depardieu and nastassja kinski, the moon in the gutter was not well received by critics or audiences and failed at the box office with only 625,000 admissions in france.
He is a revengeobssessed stevedore whose sister was brutally raped and murdered. Filmmaker jeanjacques beineix followed up the surprise international success of his first feature, diva, with this stylish but downbeat drama. In between diva and betty blue director jeanjacques beneix made the loopiest adaptation of a david goodis novel yet, the moon in the gutter, quite a r. Watch the moon in the gutter movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. The moon in the gutter movie trailer and videos tv guide. The moon in the gutter is a 1983 french drama film directed by jeanjacques beineix. Hardboiled novelist best known for the many adaptations of his works into film, particularly by the french, e. Although it has gone on to become something of a cult item, i think its safe to say the doubters were right about this one. Nastassja kinski is posed like hedy lamarr in algiers. The actors are helpless, because the movie isnt about their characters emotionsits about beineixs swooning response to the earlier movie stars that. Directors jeanjacques beineix cast includes gerard depardieu, nastassia kinski, victoria abril, bertice reading, vittorio mezzogiorno, dominique pinon. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards. As his relationships with his girlfriend bella victoria abril, his drunken brother, and his depressive father begin to decay, gerard.
Presented with the opportunity of a lifetime to financially support his family for the rest of their lives, milos must participate in one last mysterious film. A visually arresting, delightfully atmospheric, and erotically infused trance, dream, vision, and nightmare. Moon is a 2009 sciencefiction film directed by duncan jones, who has directed films like source code and warcraft. The film follows sam bell sam rockwell, a man who experiences a personal crisis as he nears the end of a threeyear solitary stint mining helium3 on the far side of the moon. Depardieus dedication is serious enough as the lead protagonist. Katya berger lying on a table in a morgue as a guy removes a white sheet to reveal her fully nude body before running his hand up her legs, past her bush, and then over her left breast and puffy nipple.
The moon in the gutter 1983 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. William kerrigan\s pursuit of the riddle of his sister\s death in an obscure alleyway provides the starting point for a tortuous journey into \the darkness of all lost dreams. Moon in the gutter british board of film classification. Its a pity we were unable to watch the complete version of the movie, that lasts nearly 5 hours. The moon in the gutter 1983 nude scenes moon in the gutter see more filming locations.
In a back street in the rough end of philadelphia, docker william kerrigan obsesses over the mysterious suicide of his sister. It is all style and no heart, and the giveaway is that we never really care about the characters even though each one has a suitably tragic story. Most scenes are filled with repetitive glances and glares no dialog. From then on, milos is drawn into a maelstrom of unbelievable cruelty and mayhem.
This is the second feature by a young french director named jeanjacques beineix, whose first film, the 1981 hit diva, also was. Check the works of kinski and youll find no other film of hers giving the aura and beguiling beauty display in the moon in the gutter. Moon in the gutter 1983 is one of those wobbly curios in a directors biography. It might give us a complete story that is too short here. It is fair to call the moon in the gutter a sophomore slump because it was an expensive project from a fresh, promising director that met a lukewarm to. The moon in the gutter is one of those films so pretentious that its script is probably only 60 pages long, yet the film is stretched out to a suicideinducing 7 minutes. Cast in credits order complete, awaiting verification. Kevin spacey plays the voice of the robot gerty on the moon station. Milos, a retired porn star, leads a normal family life trying to make ends meet. Into a dive bar walks lorretta channing the beautiful, enigmatic socialite and sister of newton the drunk. The moon in the gutter british board of film classification. In addition, his film of the moon in the gutter had two renowned actors, gerard depardieu and nastassja kinski, in the leading roles. The moon in the gutter 1983 the moon in the gutter.
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