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Actors: Clive Owen, Nick Reding, Gina McKee, Alex Kingston
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Croupier |
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CROUPIER is a British movie directed by Mike Hodges in 1998.
Jack Manfred is a writer desperately looking for inspiration and money. He accepts a position as a croupier in a local casino. From this moment on, inspiration comes back and Jack starts to write a novel called "I, Croupier" by taking a leaf out of what he sees at the casino every night. A few weeks later, a regular gambler -Jani de Villiers- asks Jack whether he wants to be the inside man during the heist of the casino that will occur soon. After some hesitation, Jack accepts and earns 10,000 pounds. While his book is becoming a bestseller, Jack the writer is slowly changing into Jake the croupier, a man who likes to silently observe the gamblers, their behaviour and their personal dramas.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Croupier |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- casino crime
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- writer
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- emotionally unstable
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (woman) average
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
City?
Yes
City:
- London
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- frustrated
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- actual description of sex
- seeing breasts
- seeing full frontal--women
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
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