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Summary: Jack Manfred is an aspiring writer going nowhere fast. To make ends meet, and against his better judgement, he takes a job as a croupier. He finds himself drawn into the casino world and the job gradually takes over his life; his relationship with girlfriend Marion begins to deteriorate. One gambler in particular catches his attention: Jani, whom he starts to see outside of working hours - a serious violation of casino rules... (imdb)
An interesting picture in spite of the narration which is okay in this context. It leans to talking heads, yet is still unpredictable & exciting. Unusual.
The movie that made Clive Owen. Small wonder. Embodies many of the virtues of smaller films, including the cynicism you rarely find in movies over a certain budget, and lots of canny little observations and characterizations
It's all numbers, the croupier thought. Spin of the wheel, turn of the card, time of your life, date of your birth, year of your death. In the book of Numbers the Lord said, "Thou shall count thy steps."
Croupier is Mike Hodges 1998 neo-noir gem.It stars Clive Owen as a writer/croupier in a perverse tale of addiction,sadism and cynicism.Owen's narration flows over the movie giving it a surreal effect that we cannot shake even after the credits roll.Paul Mayersberg characters are all stereotyped to the letter,offering an ironic point of view that shapes Jack's the writer creation of Jake the croupier,the subject of his new book.The film offers a large palette of the crime genre,most specific the
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