Jean-Jacques Beineix's follow-up to DIVA is an obscure, poetic, dreamlike mystery based on a novel by cult favorite David Goodis. This visually awe-inspiring production tells the story of Gerard (Gerard Depardieu), a riverfront dock worker tormented by the need to find out who raped his
sister, causing her to commit suicide while lying in a gutter. During his search, Gerard becomes attracted to Loretta (Nastassia Kinski), the stunning mystery woman who cruises the waterfront in her blazing red convertible. The billboard in front of Gerard's house reads "Try Another World," and
that is precisely what he decides to do. Where DIVA overpowered with bright romanticism, ...
Released:
1983
Rated:
R
Length:
126 mins