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In a corrupt city, a small-time gangster and the estranged wife of a pot dealer find themselves thrown together in an escapade of love, money, drugs and danger.
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Character
Classical in form, grave, earnest and effortless.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- effortlessdemanding
- sparerichly built
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“Is this Louis Malle's best work?”
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“Would a little humor have helped?”
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Cast
- Burt LancasterLou
- Susan SarandonSally
- Kate ReidGrace
- Michel PiccoliJoseph
- Hollis McLarenChrissy
- Robert JoyDave
- Al WaxmanAlfie
- Robert GouletSinger
- Moses ZnaimerFelix
- Angus MacInnesVinnie
Crew
- Louis MalleDirector
- John GuareWriter
- Richard CiupkaDirector of Photography
- Michel LegrandOriginal Music Composer
- Suzanne BaronEditor
- John KemenyProducer
- Denis HérouxProducer
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Pairings
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A Perfect World 199380% alikeBoth classical in form, grave.
Absence of Malice 198179% alikeBoth classical in form, grave.
The Good Thief 200379% alikeBoth classical in form, grave.
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