In a corrupt city, a small-time gangster and the estranged wife of a pot dealer find themselves thrown together in an escapade of love, money, drugs and danger..
✓ Released: [realease]
✓ Runtime : 104 minutes
✓ Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
✓ Stars: Burt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon, Kate Reid, Michel Piccoli, Hollis McLaren
✓ Director: Jacques Maumont, Gretchen Rau, Suzanne Baron, Michel Legrand, Louis Malle
The Atlantic City (1980) is another solid showing, complete with good performances and an intriguing mystery, but there's a lack of artistic ambition here that keeps it from elevating to the higher tiers of the genre.Although its storytelling isn't particularly innovative, The Atlantic City (1980) is an absorbing piece of television, with the potential to boost the appeal of Polish productions for an international audience."
Atlantic City (1980) is staring with Burt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon, Kate Reid, Michel Piccoli, Hollis McLaren, a compelling, flawed story of true crime and obsession - and its flaws are part of what make it so intriguing. the movie can be very difficult to watch; it's haunting and incredibly sad. But that's also what made it all the more moving, in the end, to see the survivors join together: bonding, smiling, and living their lives in the light.
What gives Cursed its edge is the source material, which subverts centuries of lore and oppressive systems. The Netflix adaptation isn't nearly as captivating, but it still manages to be a quaint escape from reality. For better or worse, filmmaker Jacques Maumont, Gretchen Rau, Suzanne Baron, Michel Legrand, Louis Malle juggles two parallel storylines. Basketball fans will be able to follow along with no problem, most already familiar with the story, but newcomers might find all the jumping around confusing.