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American Gigolo (1980)
Runtime: 1 hr 57 mins
Synopsis: Richard Gere is Julian Kay, a slick emotionally and spiritually deprived L.A. hustler in AMERICAN GIGOLO. While servicing an upscale clientele in the Hollywood area, he becomes involved with a rich senator's wife (Lauren Hutton), their relationship extending beyond Julian's normal... Richard Gere is Julian Kay, a slick emotionally and spiritually deprived L.A. hustler in AMERICAN GIGOLO. While servicing an upscale clientele in the Hollywood area, he becomes involved with a rich senator's wife (Lauren Hutton), their relationship extending beyond Julian's normal encounters. Little does he know he is about to be framed for murder, forcing him to rely on alibis from Madame Anne (Nina Van Pallandt), a crooked pimp (Bill Duke), or the senator's wife herself. A stylishly sleazy look at moral decay and redemption, director Paul Schrader combines a European cinematic sensibility with his usual themes of moral drift and emotional alienation in this vivid portrait of early 1980s chic Hollywood decadence. [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Richard Gere, Lauren Hutton, Hector Elizondo, Nina Van Pallandt, Robert Wightman
DVD Info
Release:
May 8, 2008
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- Keep Case
- Widescreen
Audio:
- Unspecified - English
Reviews
A trama policial é fraquíssima, e nem Schrader (também roteirista) sabe como lidar com ela, já que o ato final da história abusa de cenas episódicas em fade, só para amarrar o desfecho.
While certainly not Schrader's best film as either a writer or director, it is still an interesting signpost of the early 1980s


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