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An escort who caters to Washington, D.C.'s society ladies becomes involved in a murder case.An escort who caters to Washington, D.C.'s society ladies becomes involved in a murder case.An escort who caters to Washington, D.C.'s society ladies becomes involved in a murder case.
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- TriviaWriter and Director Paul Schrader told HX Magazine that Woody Harrelson refused to do any publicity for this movie because he was dissatisfied with his own performance in it.
- GoofsThe second time Woody Harrelson's character is interrogated by the police, he has a gold waistcoat on. However, when he leaves the building the waistcoat had disappeared.
- Quotes
Natalie Van Miter: Memory is a very unreliable organ. Trust me Car, it's right up there with the penis.
- SoundtracksWhich Way to Turn
Performed by Bryan Ferry
Written by Bryan Ferry
Published by EMI Publishing Ltd
Licensed Courtesy of Virgin Records Ltd
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Meditations on the deep state
In Paul Schrader's stylised depiction of a decidedly pre-Trump Washington, the political establishment play high-stakes games of money, power and sex behind a veneer of perfect civility; sometimes, people get hurt, or have to be sacrificed, but nothing is vulgar is ever permitted to be seen. Caught up in the web is Carter Page (ironically, also the name of a real Trump adviser), a Southern gentleman and governor's son, but also a gay man, who makes his money as a paid companion to well-connected, elderly ladies; and who stands to be written off as collateral damage in a war that is not his own. The film is a thriller but mostly consists of conversations, in which what is unsaid is as important as what is spoken; it reminded me of the plays of David Hare. In the telling ending, one of Page's friends expresses her main feeling with respect to his loyalty: surprise.
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- Budget
- $10,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $79,698
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $16,525
- Dec 9, 2007
- Gross worldwide
- $590,416
- Runtime1 hour 48 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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