MAR 15 · FILMS TO SEE BEFORE YOU DIE
American Gigolo
A film by Paul Schrader
w/ Richard Gere, Lauren Hutton, Hector Elizondo
Rated R
1hr 57min
Julian Kaye is a high-priced male escort in Los Angeles who takes pride in his style and the pleasure he provides to his wealthy clientele. His polished life begins to unravel when he is framed for the murder of a client's wife, leaving him with no alibi except for a senator's wife with whom he is falling in love. The film is a slick neo-noir that explores themes of loneliness and redemption amidst the superficiality of Beverly Hills.
Schrader films the action with a glossy, gliding precision, orchestrating the complications and controlling the tempo while sustaining the lurid mood with the glow of neon color and with high design—of architecture, furnishings, and clothing.
Richard Brody
The New Yorker
MAR 15 · FILMS TO SEE BEFORE YOU DIE
American Gigolo
A film by Paul Schrader
w/ Richard Gere, Lauren Hutton, Hector Elizondo
Rated R
1hr 57min
Julian Kaye is a high-priced male escort in Los Angeles who takes pride in his style and the pleasure he provides to his wealthy clientele. His polished life begins to unravel when he is framed for the murder of a client's wife, leaving him with no alibi except for a senator's wife with whom he is falling in love. The film is a slick neo-noir that explores themes of loneliness and redemption amidst the superficiality of Beverly Hills.
Schrader films the action with a glossy, gliding precision, orchestrating the complications and controlling the tempo while sustaining the lurid mood with the glow of neon color and with high design—of architecture, furnishings, and clothing.
Richard Brody
The New Yorker
