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Plot

American filmmaker Lodge Kerrigan (Clean, Shaven) directed this French production, set in New York. Dublin native Claire (Katrin Cartlidge of Naked and Career Girls) is a New York prostitute constantly working to eliminate her debt to menacing Roland Cain (Colm Meaney), who's known her since she was a child. After the death of her mother, Claire sets out to unleash her pent-up feelings and gain control of her life. She meets a guy in a bar and has sex, is befriended by calm cabbie Elton (Vincent D'Onofrio), visits her Newark cousin, plays with her niece, and eventually tells Elton that she wants to have a baby. Atonal score by Ahrin Mishan and Simon Fisher. Shown in competition at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.
MPAA Rating:
Not Yet Rated
Genre(s):
Drama
Run Time:
95min.
Theatrical Release Date:
12/19/1999
DVD Release Date:
02/21/2006
Distributor(s):
No Studio
Director(s):
Lodge Kerrigan
Starring:
Katrin Cartlidge , Vincent D'Onofrio , Colm Meaney , John Doman , Maryann Plunkett
Themes:
Down on Their Luck,Immigrant Life,Going Straight,Dangerous Attraction,Prostitutes
Tone:
Austere,Drab,Gloomy,Gritty,Moody
Keywords:
prostitute/prostitution
Country of Origin:
France (11-18-1998),USA - Limited (08-18-2000)
Language:
English