Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)

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6.6	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Clint Eastwood

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John Cusack
John Kelso

Kevin Spacey
Jim Williams

Jack Thompson
Sonny Seiler

Irma P. Hall
Minerva

Jude Law
Billy Hanson

Alison Eastwood
Mandy Nicholls

Paul Hipp
Joe Odom

Lady Chablis
Chablis Deveau

Written by

John Berendt
(book)

John Lee Hancock
(screenplay)

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An average movie

8 years, 1 month ago at Aug 19 6:46

johanlefourbe

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At the beginning of the 90's, after directing movies for already 20 years, Clint Eastwood finally emerged as a major director thanks to the deserved massive critical success of 'Unforgiven'. Later on, Eastwood would have a string of disappointing features ('Absolute Power', 'True Crime', 'Space Cowboys', 'Blood Work') and, from this string, this movie was the only one which had the potential to be... read more

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4 years ago at Sep 22 22:01

fernando

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Eastwood amuses in this kind of folk thriller in Savannah, with prejudiced/cynical/relaxed drama of refined gay acused of murdering devilish adonis Jude Law

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Description: This panoramic tale of Savannah's eccentricities focuses on a murder and the subsequent trial of Jim Williams: self made man, art collector, antiques dealer, bon vivant and semi-closeted homosexual. John Kelso a magazine reporter finds himself in Savannah amid the beautiful architecture and odd doings to write a feature on one of William's famous Christmas parties. He is intrigued by Williams from the start, but his curiosity is piqued when he meets Jim's violent, young and sexy lover, Billy. Later that night, Billy is dead, and Kelso stays on to cover the murder trial. Along the way he encounters the irrepressible Lady Chablis, ... (more)

Release date: 21 November 1997
UPC: 085391477624

Tags: Drama (20), Voodoo (12), Mystery (11), 1997 (10), Drag Queen (9), Crime (9), Georgia (8), Savannah (8), Alcohol (8), Thriller (8), Graveyard (8), Murder (7), Antiques (6), Parties (6), John Berendt (6), Christmas Party (6), Based On A Novel (5), 1990s (4), Gay (4)

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" A visiting city reporter’s assignment suddenly revolves around the murder trial of a local millionaire, whom he befriends, and the film is based on actual events. More or less. Based on the novel by, John Berend, the film featured earlier performances by James Gandolfini and Michael Rosenbaum, and was a moderate success with critics. However, audiences didn’t go to the garden. This film is based upon John Berendt's book "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil". Dialogue and certain eve"

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“Eastwood amuses in this kind of folk thriller in Savannah, with prejudiced/cynical/relaxed drama of refined gay acused of murdering devilish adonis Jude Law” read more