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New Orleans Film Society

Love Ranch

USA/GERMANY 117 min.

Tuesday, October 19, 7:30 p.m.
The Prytania Theatre

Director
Taylor Hackford
Writer
Mark Jacobson
Producer
David Bergstein, Lou DiBella, Taylor Hackford, Marty Katz
Cinematographer
Kieran McGuigan
Editor
Paul Hirsch

Synopsis

In Love Ranch, a fictional story that draws on many truths about Nevada’s extremely successful brothel industry, Helen Mirren and Joe Pesci star as Grace and Charlie Bontempo, a husband-and-wife team who own and run one of Nevada’s first legalized brothel ranches.

Their lives are irrevocably altered when Armando Bruza (Sergio Peris-Mencheta), a world-famous
heavyweight boxer from South America, is brought to the Ranch to train as part of Charlie’s ever-expanding entrepreneurial empire. Plans quickly go awry when Bruza comes between Grace and Charlie, as an unforeseen romantic triangle develops that erupts into uncontrollable passion and murder. Also starring Gina Gershon and Bai Ling. Directed by Taylor Hackford (Ray, The Devil’s Advocate).

In Attendance: Taylor Hackford