American Gigolo
Directed by:
Paul SchraderScreenplay:
Paul SchraderCinematography:
John BaileyComposer:
Giorgio MoroderCast:
Richard Gere, Lauren Hutton, Hector Elizondo, Nina van Pallandt, Bill Duke, K Callan, Brian Davies, Carole Cook, Carol Bruce, Macdonald Carey, Robert Wightman (more)VOD (3)
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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. (official distributor synopsis)
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As soon as Blondie started playing, it unexpectedly grabbed my attention. Because when Richard Gere was young, he was a proper Hollywood Adonis. And honestly, when he introduces us with his role as a male escort, he somehow seems twice as gentle, feminine, even. But over time, the movie’s atmosphere keeps on getting darker and darker and the ending is a proper 1980s pitch-black darkness. What’s to blame is the music which is absolutely amazing in this movie. It perfectly completes the atmosphere of a 1980s’ thriller. I must admit that it’s why I wouldn’t have guessed that this was actually made in 1980.
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