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Storyville (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Storyville' is a 1992 film directed by Mark Frost and starring James Spader. The film takes its name from the historic Storyville red-light district of New Orleans.
Premise
Cray Fowler, a young lawyer running for congress from New Orleans, is filmed with a prostitute as blackmail. As he investigates, Fowler discovers some shocking secrets involving his father, his family's fortune and his own political advisors.
Cast
* James Spader as Cray Fowler
* Joanne Whalley-Kilmer as Natalie Tate
* Jason Robards as Clifford Fowler
* Piper Laurie as Constance Fowler
* Charlotte Lewis as Lee Tran
* Michael Warren as Nathan LeFleur
* Michael Parks as Michael Trevallian
* Chuck McCann as Pudge Herman
* Charles Haid as Abe Choate
* Woody Strode as Charlie Sumpter
* Justine Shapiro as Melanie Fowler
* George Cheung as Xang Tran
* Steve Forrest as Judge Quentin Murdoch
* Jeff Perry as Peter Dandridge
Critical reception
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 67% based on 6 reviews. Retrieved July 10, 2020
Roger Ebert gave the film 3.5 out of 4 stars, writing, "'Storyville' is a movie for people who like New Orleans better when it is dark and mysterious. It is for romantics. It is not for pragmatists, who will complain that the characters do not behave according to perfect logic, and that there are holes in its plot. They will be right, of course this is not an airtight movie but they will have missed the point, and the fun."
James Spader's performance was praised by critics, including Vincent Canby of 'The New York Times' who wrote, "Mr. Spader may have won prizes for 'Sex, Lies, and Videotape' but he comes of age as an actor in 'Storyville'. The performance is clean, uncluttered and often funny, without sidestepping the material."
Canby also praised the film's cinematography and Frost's directing, invoking Frost's collaboration with David Lynch on 'Twin Peaks', and calling the film "far less of a tease than the television series, a good deal shorter and much more fun."
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