Nightmare Alley
Film noir by Guillermo del Toro (The Shape Of Water) about a fairground artist who knows how to swindle the elite of New York in the 1940s. With Bradley Cooper and Cate Blanchett.
When charismatic but down-on-his-luck Stanton Carlisle endears himself to clairvoyant Zeena and her has-been mentalist husband Pete at a traveling carnival, he crafts a golden ticket to success, using this newly acquired knowledge to grift the wealthy elite of 1940s New York society. With the virtuous Molly loyally by his side, Stanton plots to con a dangerous tycoon with the aid of a mysterious psychiatrist who might be his most formidable opponent yet.
Guillermo del Toro, USA, Mexico, 2021, 149 min. English spoken, Dutch subtitles.
With Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe, Richard Jenkins, Rooney Mara, Ron Perlman, Mary Steenburgen, David Straithairn.