Frantic

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1988
Thriller

The wife of an American doctor suddenly vanishes in Paris and, to find her, he navigates a puzzling web of language, locale, laissez-faire cops, triplicate-form filling bureaucrats and a defiant, mysterious waif who knows more than she tells.

Good acting and cinematography, entertaining darkish noir story. Just a solid thriller at first sight, but thanks to Polanski’s attention to details, it’s a strong film after all. It was…
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The Hudsucker Proxy

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1994
Comedy, Drama

A naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock scam.

Lots of creativity and tons of symbolism here. A bit too much to handle even for Coens, but with a help of a master performance by Tim Robbins, they got…
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