Melody for a Hustler

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 14, 1998

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French

Cast

Marc Rioufol,Francis Renaud,Antoine Chappey,Yann Collette,Claire Nebout,Hocine Choutri,Christine Fersen,Marc Lavoine,Denis Lavant,Mick Gondouinand 17 more

Director

Vincent Ravalec

Writer

Vincent Ravalec

Producer

Jean-Pierre Alessandrini

Cinematography

Philippe Le Sourd

Music

Robert Miny

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0126830