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Julian, a gigolo, commands high prices for his services, living a lavish if emotionally unattached lifestyle under the management of Anne. While secretly working for pimp Leon, Julian is assigned to service Mr. Rheiman and his wife Judy, but leaves when their violent requests make him nervous. When Mrs. Rheiman is found dead and no one is willing to testify on his behalf, Julian finds himself the primary suspect. Detective Sunday begins pumping him for details on his different clients, something he is reluctant to do considering the nature of his work.
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Cast:
Richard Gere, Lauren Hutton, Hector Elizondo -
Original Title:
American Gigolo -
Country:
United States of America -
Year:
1980 - 117' Subtitles: Portuguese
Director
Paul Schrader
Paul Schrader was born on July 22, 1946, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. Born and raised in an ultra-puritan community of local Dutch Calvinists, he didn’t have access to the world of cinema until entering college, whence he was forbidden to watch movies by his parents. He entered the university to study theology, but later decided to switch to cinemhe started working as a film critic and, at the same time, studying Film Theory. In 1972, he wrote the celebrated book Transcendental Style In Film: Ozu, Dreyer Bresson and began writingscreenplays.
After the success, in 1976, of the screenplay for Taxi Driver, Schrader started directing his own films. His most recent feature films First Reformed (2017), The Card Counter (2021) and Master Gardener (2022) have been described by Schrader as parts of a modern trilogy.
After the success, in 1976, of the screenplay for Taxi Driver, Schrader started directing his own films. His most recent feature films First Reformed (2017), The Card Counter (2021) and Master Gardener (2022) have been described by Schrader as parts of a modern trilogy.
