Melody for a Hustler (1998)

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Released:
1998-10-14

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.

Director:
Vincent Ravalec

Runtime:
1h 44min

Genre:
Drama, Comedy, Crime

  • Cast:
  • Yvan Attal
    as
    Gaston
  • Virginie Lanoué
    as
    Marie-Pierre
  • Yann Collette
    as
    Gilles
  • Benaïssa Ahaouari
    as
    Saïd
  • Samy Naceri
    as
    Joël