Palmetto (1998)
Anno di uscita: 1998
Nazione: Germany, United States
Alternative Title: Dumme sterben nicht aus, Crime em Palmetto, Seducción letal, Palmetto - Un torbido inganno, El secreto, Tiro pela Culatra, Just Another Sucker
Regista: Volker Schlöndorff
Writer: E. Max Frye, James Hadley Chase
Produzione & Genere
Produttore: Producer: Matthias Wendlandt
Executive Producer: Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt, Eugene Musso
Società: Castle Rock Entertainment, Code Entertainment, Columbia Pictures, Rialto Films, Tobis
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Budget: N/A
Premi & Simili
Premi: N/A
Simile:
Parole chiave
Parole chiave: all evidence points to protagonist, based on novel or book, cigarette, femme fatale, framed for a crime, investigative reporter, kidnapping, kidnapping gone wrong, neo-noir, newspaper reporter, ransom demand, rich daughter, rich wife, scam, set up, sucker, temptation, writer
Storia
After serving two years in prison for accepting a bribe—a charge he maintains was false—former newspaper reporter Harry Barber is released, harboring bitterness and a desire for revenge. He takes on a job arranged by Mrs. Malroux to stage the kidnapping of her stepdaughter, the daughter of a dying millionaire. The plan is for Barber to demand ransom money from the girl's father while Mrs. Malroux keeps him in the dark about her true intentions. However, as events unfold, Barber realizes that he has been set up and that everyone involved seems to have their own agenda. He must navigate this web of deception and uncover the truth before it lands him back in prison or worse.
Riassunto
‘Palmetto’ is a neo-noir thriller directed by Volker Schlöndorff in 1998, based on the novel ‘The Big Get Lost’ by David Goodis. The film follows Harry Barber (played by Woody Harrelson), a disgraced newspaper reporter who is framed for accepting a bribe and spends two years in prison. Upon his release, he becomes entangled in a complex kidnapping scheme orchestrated by Mrs. Malroux (Elisabeth Shue). The story explores themes of revenge, deception, and the lengths people will go to for money and power.
