Directed by:
Eric StylesScreenplay:
L.M. Kit CarsonCinematography:
Robert FraisseComposer:
John McCarthyCast:
Melanie Griffith, Rachael Leigh Cook, Hugh Dancy, Malcolm McDowell, Art Malik, David La Haye, André Oumansky, Jean-Luc Borras, Rita Davies, Delphine Rich (more)VOD (1)
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Sarah (Melanie Griffith) is a middle-aged, beautiful lady who lives high in Paris with a 'kept lover' Jack (Hugh Dancy) and supports her lifestyle by being a runner for the black market transportation of antique bric-a-brac, a life of crime she shares with Jack. Her past is cloaked in mystery, but she seems to hide some deep pains by her co-habitation with the young and handsome Jack. While off on what appears to be a routine "job" in Munich, Jack meets and flips for a very young girl Jenny (Rachel Leigh Cook) sent to Paris by her wealthy family to 'get her out of their hair'. She works in a classy Parisian jewelry shop and has all the rights of a trusted shop girl. The two carry on a steamy encounter until Sarah returns unexpectedly from a botched 'job', desperate and on the run to find money to resolve a shady dealing. It is at this point that the film becomes poignant, not because of the speed of the resolution of the story of how the money is obtained, but because of Sarah's being forced to face the fact that her young lover has found another younger mate. In her search of resolution we are allowed to learn Sarah's sad background and how she came to be in the state in which she finds herself - an aging woman with a past, in dire need for a real love. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Melanie Griffith
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Rachael Leigh Cook
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Hugh Dancy
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Malcolm McDowell
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Art Malik
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David La Haye
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