Violet est la maîtresse d'un 'blanchisseur' de la Maffia et Corky une ex-taularde qui retape l'appartement voisin. Dans l'ascenseur, par-dessus l'épaule du maffioso, la blonde peroxydée et l... Tout lireViolet est la maîtresse d'un 'blanchisseur' de la Maffia et Corky une ex-taularde qui retape l'appartement voisin. Dans l'ascenseur, par-dessus l'épaule du maffioso, la blonde peroxydée et la brune musclée se lancent un regard velours. Femmes si fragiles [255]Violet est la maîtresse d'un 'blanchisseur' de la Maffia et Corky une ex-taularde qui retape l'appartement voisin. Dans l'ascenseur, par-dessus l'épaule du maffioso, la blonde peroxydée et la brune musclée se lancent un regard velours. Femmes si fragiles [255]
- Directors
- Writers
- Stars
- Prix
- 8 victoires et 13 nominations au total
John P. Ryan
- Mickey Malnato
- (as John Ryan)
Kevin Michael Richardson
- Cop #2
- (as Kevin M. Richardson)
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I cannot think of a film that creates a more elaborate and intelligent sequence of events than Bound. This leads to that and that leads to something else and that leads to this and so on. What is special about this film, is that everything is connected. This is not Tarantino nonsense, that has no point and simply tries to rely on gimmicks and witty dialog. This is a clever thriller. The story centers around Corky, Violet and Caesar, who in one way or another, are involved in a plan to scam the mob. Of course, scamming the mob is never a good idea. Issues of trust, loyalty, love, violence and everything else are covered. There are very arousing sex scenes and scenes of disturbing violence, utilizing pruning shears. All of it choreographed beautifully by two very talented brothers. However,it is Joe Pantoliano who steals the show. He plays a wiseguy that gets caught in a downward spiral that can only finish one way, but he does his best to delay it. How he was omitted by the Academy is beyond me. To the pompous nitwits that peck away at this film, I have one question. What Hollywood films in the last ten years can you reel off that were nearly as clever as this film? Yeah, I thought so. **** out of ****, a simply brilliant motion picture.
It is hard to accept the fact that I haven't ever heard of this great Neo-Noir, written and directed by the acclaimed Wachowski Brothers (Lana&Lilly) in the early stages of their career which reached its peak with ''The Matrix'' (1999). ''Bound'' is an absorbing crime/mystery with dashes of Hitchcockian suspense, having a solid plotline and great cast such as Joe Pantoliano and Jennifer Tilly who both deliver tremendous performances in their roles of a husband and wife, the former being a made mafioso and the latter a typical 'Damsel in Distress' who searches for a safe exit from the Mob's violent characters and proceedings, while becoming infatuated with her new neighbor (Gina Gershon's character). Tilly's character, acted with a mischievous- almost manipulative- sexiness and cynical determination, hatches a plan to rob her husband of mob money, with the guidance and support from her new lover. But, as always, reality doesn't follow the plan and things spiral out of control with a high body count and Caesar (J. Pantoliano's character) on the verge of a complete breakdown as he finds himself owing to his own mob family a sum of 2.000.000 dollars. The main theme of ''Bound'' is trust between humans and the risks that people are taking, based on the trust to a closely related person. The movie, apart from its references to classic Film-Noir, brought to my mind the early Joel&Ethan Coen pictures and plotwise it will somehow remind you of the superb ''Shallow Grave'' by Danny Boyle. This is a little-known gem that is certainly worth spending the approximately 100 minutes of your precious time and it will leave you wondering why it is so hard to find similar productions in the contemporary era.
I didn't really love the plot because sometimes it felt like they were hanging on to one part of the story for too long. However, there was a good amount of tension and thriller in this film which made it enjoyable. Also, the main character was HOT ngl.
I watched this because I'm a big fan of the Wachowskies, and after watching their first movie(Assassins, which they only wrote) I hoped to see another masterpiece from the makers of The Matrix that had nothing to do with it. It's no wonder the producers let them direct aforementioned sci-fi/action masterpiece after they did this. For such a little amount of money, they really made the most of it. Few characters, sets and occasionally limited camera-work is easy to look past(hard to notice, in fact). The movie is breathtaking. For the entirety of the last half I was literally at the edge of my seat, extremely excited and couldn't wait to find out what happened next. The first half is mostly a setup for the last half, but it isn't boring, and is well worth watching, as it makes the second half near-perfect in suspense. The lesbian subplot might throw some people off, and will definitely offend some people, but if you're aren't one of them, then you most likely will enjoy it, if you're into thrillers. The plot is very well-written, and with twists and turns thrown in every so often, it keeps you watching closely. The acting is mostly good, especially from the three leads. The characters are great... diverse, interesting and credible. The cinematography contains several of the same things later made famous in The Matrix... anyone who's seen both movies can tell that it's the same people behind the cameras. The action is really well-done. The story-telling is just slightly experimental... reminiscent of various heist flicks. This also contains some quite stylish visuals, though not as many as the brothers' later works. All in all, just works really well and keeps you entertained throughout. I recommend this to any fan of the Wachowski brothers, thrillers and/or the actors in it. 8/10
I don't know why i didn't watch it earlier. This is a very good crime/drama/thriller, it kept me on the edge of my seat after the first "introductory" 20-30 minutes. A good 90's movie with the positives and the negatives of a typical 90's movie (Entertaining, intense, naive, unrealistic, charismatic actors, plot holes, no lecturing etc). Gershon and Pantoliano were great, Tilly, well, plays always the same character but in this movie, this character fits well.
So, a good movie which doesn't take itself too seriously but still, it's intense and made me invested.
Not the most realistic ending in history but satisfying.
So, a good movie which doesn't take itself too seriously but still, it's intense and made me invested.
Not the most realistic ending in history but satisfying.
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- AnecdotesIn a 2014 interview for Vulture, Jennifer Tilly talked about the sex and nudity in this film, and how filming a sex scene and being naked with another woman was less stressful than with a man. "Actors are always saying, 'Oh, sex scenes are so technical. Everyone's standing around and watching.' It is technical, but there is something about being naked with a member of the opposite sex that you still want them to think that you're hot. There's a reason why people are always having affairs with their leading men. With Gina it was really relaxing, because you could say things to her that you wouldn't say to other people. Like, 'Can you put your hand on my thigh here so my butt doesn't look so big? Can you hold my breast up so it looks more plump and juicy?' You would never, ever say those things to a man. Between takes, I would say, 'Gina, there's a shoe sale at Barneys. If we finish early, we should go over to Barneys and shop for shoes!' So it was surprisingly unsexy, but then when you saw it on screen, I was blown away. Violet and Corky have chemistry. They have it in buckets." She then added "We were a little bit worried because Dino De Laurentiis was a producer, and we were worried that after we finished shooting the scene, they would send it off to Italy and insert some breasts and buttocks shots. The Wachowskis said that was a concern of theirs, too, so they decided to shoot that love scene in one long, continuous shot. They said, 'That way he can't cut into it without it looking really obvious and intrusive. So the day we were supposed to shoot the love scene, it was a closed set. But there were monitors in the hallway, and everybody was clustered around the monitors watching. So the Wachowskis put the camera on a crane, and there were all these elements that they wanted to capture. They wanted to start out on a safe and get the side of my back, and they wanted to pan down to the toes, and they would be yelling through a megaphone, telling us what different parts were onscreen. They would yell, 'Toes!' and Gina would curl her toes like she was about to come. Then they would say, 'Hand!' and my hand was on her crotch, and I would kind of move my fingers a little bit. And then they would say, 'Face!' and it would be on Gina's face, and Gina would 'come.' So it was very, very technical, and we did eight takes."
- GaffesWhen Corky kicks the gun out of Caesar's hand, she is wearing socks, having removed her paint-stained boots. But as she follows through with the kick, she is wearing boots.
- Autres versionsThe Criterion 4K Ultra HD release changes the credits of the Wachowskis to remove any references to their deadnames.
- ConnexionsEdited into The Matrix Revisited (2001)
- Bandes originales(Chicago Is) My Kind of Town
Written by Jimmy Van Heusen and lyrics by Sammy Cahn
Sung by Jennifer Tilly and Gina Gershon
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Détails
Box-office
- Budget
- 4 500 000 $ US (estimation)
- Brut – États-Unis et Canada
- 3 802 260 $ US
- Fin de semaine d'ouverture – États-Unis et Canada
- 900 902 $ US
- 6 oct. 1996
- Brut – à l'échelle mondiale
- 3 803 441 $ US
- Durée1 heure 49 minutes
- Couleur
- Mixage
- Rapport de forme
- 1.85 : 1
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