SATURDAY, MARCH 22 AT 4:00 PM
THE LAST SEDUCTION
‘NOIR CITY: Hollywood 2025’ | Q&A with filmmaker John Dahl
TICKETS
DIRECTOR
John Dahl
FORMAT
35mm
RUNTIME
1h 50m
RATING
R
CAST
Linda Fiorentino,
Peter Berg,
Bill Pullman
SYNOPSIS
35mm print courtesy of the Sundance Collection at the UCLA Film & Television Archive
Originally released October 26, 1994
Bridget Gregory (Linda Fiorentino) is the most compelling and cold-hearted contemporary version of the alluring and avaricious femmes fatales that dominated forties noir. After stealing ill-gotten loot from her shady husband (Bill Pullman), Bridget hides out in a small town where she shamelessly manipulates a smitten rube (Peter Berg) into her increasingly devious and sinister plans. Originally intended as “Skinemax” softcore porn (although there’s far too much plot for that!), the picture got a jolt of class and complexity when Fiorentino demanded the lead. Inspired, director Dahl and his fantastic cast turned the film into a neo-noir joyride: unabashedly sexy, scathingly cynical, startlingly incorrect, and dryly hilarious.
Originally released October 26, 1994
Bridget Gregory (Linda Fiorentino) is the most compelling and cold-hearted contemporary version of the alluring and avaricious femmes fatales that dominated forties noir. After stealing ill-gotten loot from her shady husband (Bill Pullman), Bridget hides out in a small town where she shamelessly manipulates a smitten rube (Peter Berg) into her increasingly devious and sinister plans. Originally intended as “Skinemax” softcore porn (although there’s far too much plot for that!), the picture got a jolt of class and complexity when Fiorentino demanded the lead. Inspired, director Dahl and his fantastic cast turned the film into a neo-noir joyride: unabashedly sexy, scathingly cynical, startlingly incorrect, and dryly hilarious.
CAST
Linda Fiorentino,
Peter Berg,
Bill Pullman
SYNOPSIS
35mm print courtesy of the Sundance Collection at the UCLA Film & Television Archive
Originally released October 26, 1994
Bridget Gregory (Linda Fiorentino) is the most compelling and cold-hearted contemporary version of the alluring and avaricious femmes fatales that dominated forties noir. After stealing ill-gotten loot from her shady husband (Bill Pullman), Bridget hides out in a small town where she shamelessly manipulates a smitten rube (Peter Berg) into her increasingly devious and sinister plans. Originally intended as “Skinemax” softcore porn (although there’s far too much plot for that!), the picture got a jolt of class and complexity when Fiorentino demanded the lead. Inspired, director Dahl and his fantastic cast turned the film into a neo-noir joyride: unabashedly sexy, scathingly cynical, startlingly incorrect, and dryly hilarious.
Originally released October 26, 1994
Bridget Gregory (Linda Fiorentino) is the most compelling and cold-hearted contemporary version of the alluring and avaricious femmes fatales that dominated forties noir. After stealing ill-gotten loot from her shady husband (Bill Pullman), Bridget hides out in a small town where she shamelessly manipulates a smitten rube (Peter Berg) into her increasingly devious and sinister plans. Originally intended as “Skinemax” softcore porn (although there’s far too much plot for that!), the picture got a jolt of class and complexity when Fiorentino demanded the lead. Inspired, director Dahl and his fantastic cast turned the film into a neo-noir joyride: unabashedly sexy, scathingly cynical, startlingly incorrect, and dryly hilarious.