Stormy Monday ( 1988 )

Stormy Monday ( 1988 ) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
European Film Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
Italian ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
93 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1988 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Mike Figgis

Written By:
Mike Figgis

Actors:
Melanie Griffith ..... Kate
Tommy Lee Jones ..... Cosmo
Sting ..... Finney
Sean Bean ..... Brendan
James Cosmo ..... Tony
Mark Long ..... Patrick
Brian Lewis ..... Jim
Ying Tong John ..... 1st Heavy
Mick Hamer ..... Pianist
Ian Hinchcliffe ..... Man at Record Shop
Andrzej Borkowski ..... Andrej
Caroline Hutchison ..... Finney's Secretary Jean
Les Wilde ..... Customs Officer
Desmond Gill ..... Man in Airport Lounge
Benny Graham ..... Passport Officer

Synopsis:

A young man, Brendan (Sean Bean), seeks work in a jazz club ('The Key Club') owned by Finney (Sting). There is some suggestion that Finney has past connections with organised crime but is attempting to leave these behind. Two gangsters arrive to make Finney an offer 'he cannot refuse' for his club but Brendan overhears them and warns Finney, who then turns the tables on them. At the same time Newcastle is preparing to host a visit from a group of American investors that it hopes to engage in a grandiose regeneration project. Kate (Melanie Griffith), a waitress, has been recruited to service the delegation. Kate and Brendan meet and fall in love. Among the visiting group is Cosmo (Tommy Lee Jones) a corrupt businessman who we learn uses Kate as a prostitute to secure business deals. It is Cosmo who has been putting the pressure on Finney as the club stands in the way of his plans for the city leading to an eventual conflict. A subplot involves an avant-garde jazz group called the 'Kraków Jazz Ensemble' who visit Newcastle to perform and become entangled in the conflict. One of the film's longest scenes is a celebration to which the group is invited; this takes place among members of Newcastle's Polish community.

Brendan takes a job as janitor for Finney, who runs a jazz nightclub in the Northern English city of Newcastle. But Finney is being pressured to sell his club, and Brendan soon provides non-janitorial services to Finney. Soon his rival's American boss Cosmo comes to town, while Brendan begins to fall in love with Kate, an escort working for Cosmo.

Set in the jazz world of Newcastle, where a real estate swindle is being planned.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 14 January, 2019.