Atlantic City (1980)
Anno di uscita: 1980
Alternative Title: Atlantic City, USA, Atlantic City, U.S.A.
Regista: Louis Malle
Writer: John Guare
Produzione & Genere
Produttore: Producer: Denis Héroux, John Kemeny
Executive Producer: Gabriel Boustiani, Joseph Beaubien
Società: Canadian Film Development Corporation, Cine-Neighbor, Famous Players Limited, International Cinema Corporation (ICC), Paramount Pictures, Selta Films
Genere: Drama, Romance, Romance Film
Budget: 7.200.000
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Parole chiave
Parole chiave: atlantic city, casanova, casino, cocaine, drugs, gangster, lemon, mobster, murder, new jersey, older man younger woman relationship, poker game
Storia
Lou Pascal, a once prominent gangster now reduced to running small-time numbers for a living, lives in Atlantic City with his elderly lover, Grace Pinza. He harbors a secret admiration for his young neighbor Sally Matthews, who works as a waitress and dreams of becoming a casino croupier. Meanwhile, Sally's estranged husband Dave arrives in town with his pregnant girlfriend Chrissie, carrying a stolen cache of cocaine meant for the mob. When Lou accidentally discovers the drugs during a poker game at Dave's apartment, he sees an opportunity to regain his former glory. He enlists Sally's help to fence the cocaine, and they become entangled in a dangerous web of crime and desire. As tensions rise between Lou, Sally, and the advancing mobsters, Atlantic City becomes a powder keg ready to explode.
Riassunto
Directed by Louis Malle, 'Atlantic City' (1980) is a neo-noir film set amidst the fading grandeur and rising criminal underworld of post-WWII Atlantic City. The story weaves together the lives of several characters—an aging gangster, Lou Pascal; his young, ambitious neighbor Sally Matthews; her estranged husband Dave; and Grace Pinza, Lou's elderly lover—as they navigate dreams, desires, and betrayals amidst the city's changing landscape. While sources vary in their details, they all agree that the film centers around a stolen cache of cocaine and the criminal underworld's influence on Atlantic City's transformation into a casino resort. The movie explores themes of lost innocence, faded glory, and the American Dream gone sour, as seen through the eyes of its diverse cast of characters.
