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Dominican Rep. Edmond
- Original title
- Edmond
- Year
- 2005
- Running time
- 82 min.
- Country
United States- Director
- Screenwriter
- David Mamet. Play: David Mamet
- Cast
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William H. Macy
Julia Stiles
Denise Richards
Mena Suvari
Dylan Walsh
Joe Mantegna
Rebecca Pidgeon
Dulé Hill
Bai Ling
Bokeem Woodbine
Debi Mazar
George Wendt
Jeffrey Combs- See all credits
- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Thriller. Drama | Psychological Thriller
- Synopsis
- From acclaimed playwright David Mamet, "You are not where you belong," says the fortuneteller, and Edmond Burke (William H. Macy) begins his descent into a darkly funny yet horrifying modern urban hell in this compelling film, written by David Mamet and directed by Stuart Gordon.
The encounter with the fortuneteller has caused bland businessman Edmond to confront the emptiness of his life and marriage. His wife (Rebecca Pidgeon) complains that the maid broke a lamp, and this seems to be the last straw, prompting him to flee the safe boredom of his home for the vortex of the dark streets of the city. The strangely liberating act of leaving his wife tilts Edmond into a free-fall that he mistakes for freedom, although he certainly now feels alive. Stumbling into a local bar, Edmond meets a man (Joe Mantegna ) who convinces him that sex is what he needs to solve his problems and points him in the right direction.
To Edmond’s surprise, hookers are expensive, the pimp (Lionel Mark Smith) he encounters is violent, and the guy running a three-card monte game on the street is a cheat. Still, he wanders the streets, encountering big-city night crawlers, until finally he is robbed and beaten and left bewildered. "We live in a fog, we live in a dream," he declares. Screeching racial hatred, Edmond finds a kind of peace in living in that moment.
Feeling freed, he goes home with a waitress, Glenna (Julia Stiles), but their riotous sex play leads to some very deep conversation. The two engage in a discussion about the meaning of race, death, life, and honesty. When the honesty topic is explored, Glenna refuses to engage, causing Edmond intense turmoil. He asks her, begs her, to rely on honesty, but instead pandemonium ensues. As Edmond spirals on towards personal disintegration, his racism and homophobia emerges – and he freely expresses it. "Every fear hides a wish,” he discovers.- Awards
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2005: Venice Film Festival: Official Selection2005: Deauville Film Festival: Official Selection2006: Mar del Plata Film Festival: Best Actor (William H. Macy)2006: Sitges Film Festival: New Visions Award
- Critics' reviews
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Admirers of the author will find in Edmond all the elements that turned Mamet into a favorite
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"For hard-core David Mamet fans only..."
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Depressing, disgusting, and dated, Edmond is worth braving to experience America’s best-known serious playwright at his most gruesomely undiluted.
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"Despite agreeably short running time and committed performances, Edmond is rendered inert by its stagy atmosphere and failure to fully mine the depths of its protagonist's complex psyche"
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