Devil in a Blue Dress
R
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1 hr 42 min
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9/29/1995
DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS - 11/9 - Noirvember heads to Los Angeles, as we highlight some of the greatest film noirs set amidst the sun-soaked streets of the City of Angels.
The bone-deep disillusionment of postwar film noir becomes a powerful vehicle to explore America’s racial injustices in Carl Franklin’s richly atmospheric DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS, an adaptation of the hard-boiled novel by Walter Mosley. Denzel Washington has charisma to burn as the jobless ex-GI Easy Rawlins, who sees a chance to make some quick cash when he’s recruited to find the missing lover (Jennifer Beals) of a wealthy mayoral candidate in late-1940s Los Angeles—only to find himself embroiled in murder, political intrigue, and a scandal that crosses the treacherous color lines of a segregated society. Featuring breakout work by Don Cheadle as Rawlins’s cheerfully trigger-happy sidekick, this stylish mystery both channels and subverts classic noir tropes as it exposes the bitter racial realities underlying the American dream.
Wed
27
This movie is shown at the Nevada Theatre, 401 Broad Street, Nevada City. There are no age restrictions at the Nevada Theatre, though not all films are suitable for children.
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- Genre:Detective, Drama
- Director:Carl Franklin
- Cast:Denzel Washington, Tom Sizemore, Jennifer Beals
