Country: USA
Year: 1983
Duration: 95'
Elizabeth Carlson leaves Wisconsin and moves to New York, where she meets Greg Miller, a photographer who believes in her and gets her pictures published in an important magazine. At a party, the model meets Daniel, a fascinating violinist, and falls in love with him. The musician is tormented by the death of his father, who died at Auschwitz, and by the terrorist Rivas, who killed his mother in an attack. When he goes to Paris for a series of concerts, Daniel tries to infiltrate Elizabeth into extremist circles in order to get to Rivas.
Biography
film director
James Toback
James Toback was born in 1946. He graduated from Harvard University and taught at the City College of New York. He worked as a reporter for magazines such as "Esquire", "Harpers", "Dissent", and "Commentary". In 1974 he debuted as a feature film screenwriter with The Gambler, directed by Karel Reisz. He won an Oscar nomination in 1991 for his screenplay for Bugsy, directed by Warren Beatty. His first film as a director was Fingers, starring Harvey Keitel. His documentary, The Big Bang, won him an Oscar in 1989.
FILMOGRAFIA
Fingers (Rapsodia per un killer, 1978), Love and Money (Per amore e per denaro, 1982), Exposed (Star's Lovers, 1983), The Pick-Up Artist (Ehi ci stai? , 1987), The Big Bang (doc., 1989), Two Girls and a Guy (1997), Black and White (id., 2000), Love in Paris (1999), Harvard Man (2001).
Cast
& Credits
Regia, soggetto e sceneggiatura: James Toback.
Director of photography: Henri Decaë.
Art director: Brian Eatwell.
Costume designer: Kristi Zea.
Editor: Robert Lawrence.
Sound: Paul Hochman.
Music: Georges Delerue.
Cast and characters: Nastassja Kinski (Elizabeth Carlson), Rudolf Nureyev (Daniel Jelline), Harvey Keitel (Rivas), Ian McShane (Greg Miller), Bibi Andersson (Margaret), Ron Randell (Curt).
Production company: James Toback per Metro Goldwyn Mayer.
Director of photography: Henri Decaë.
Art director: Brian Eatwell.
Costume designer: Kristi Zea.
Editor: Robert Lawrence.
Sound: Paul Hochman.
Music: Georges Delerue.
Cast and characters: Nastassja Kinski (Elizabeth Carlson), Rudolf Nureyev (Daniel Jelline), Harvey Keitel (Rivas), Ian McShane (Greg Miller), Bibi Andersson (Margaret), Ron Randell (Curt).
Production company: James Toback per Metro Goldwyn Mayer.