Melody for a Hustler (1998)
Drama
Comedy
Crime
French novelist Vincent Ravalec made his directorial debut with this French drama about small-time crook Gaston (Yvan Attal) who poses as a millionaire after he picks up hitchhiking 16-year-old Marie-Pierre (Virginie Lanoue). Actually living in a seedy apartment, Gaston deals in stolen goods, but he soon climbs to bigger heists, including car thefts. Concealing his illegal activities, Gaston operates his company, Extramill, out of upscale, posh offices, while he and Marie-Pierre move into a sedate upper-middle-class neighborhood. Life is sweet, but the onset of paranoia, kinky sex activities, and police probes eventually culminate in violence.
Cast
Gaston
Marie-Pierre
Marianne
Jean-Claude
La vieille de l'immeuble
Le dépanneur
Franck
Le petit
Moussa
L'inspecteur du Havre
Un gendarme
Moktar
Gilles
La 'sorcière'
Le jeune entrepreneur
Inspecteur
Un flic
Un flic
Un flic
Le géant
Saïd
Joël
Bruno
Patricia
Alexandre
Véronique
L'auto-stoppeur
Crew
Director
Screenplay
Novel
Producer
Original Music Composer
Director of Photography
Editor
Production Design
Production Design
Special Effects