The Dancer Upstairs

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Summary:
Actor John Malkovich made his directorial debut with this tense political thriller, set in an unnamed Latin American nation and based on a novel by Nicholas Shakespeare. Agustin Rejas (Javier Bardem) is a former lawyer who became a police detective as a more direct way of dealing with crime and justice. Rejas has been assigned to investigate a group of terrorists who ar... Full Summary >>

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Cast:
Javier Bardem - (Augustin Rejas)
Juan Diego Botto - (Sucre)
Laura Morante - (Yolanda)
Elvira Mínguez - (Llosa)
Alexandra Lencastre - (Sylvina)
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Review:
John Malkovich's debut as a feature-film director is a combination of political thriller, police procedural, and love story. Slow and methodical, the film fares better at developing mood (with considerable help from cinematographer Jose Luis Alcaine, who seems fond of dim lighting) than with building suspense or political commentary.... Continue >>

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