Artistes:
Terence WinterActeurs·trices:
Steve Buscemi, Dabney Coleman, Paz de la Huerta, Stephen Graham, Kelly Macdonald, Aleksa Palladino, Michael Pitt, Michael Shannon, William Hill (plus)VOD (3)
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La chronique sombre et violente du développement d'Atlantic City dans les années 20, lors de l'émergence des premiers casinos dans un climat de Prohibition, qui donnera naissance à la Pègre. Nucky Thompson, le trésorier du parti Républicain -qui dirige la ville- est en réalité celui qui tire toutes les ficelles et qui joue sur plus d'un tableau à la fois pour arriver à ses fins. Argent sale et corruption sont au rendez-vous, en passant par Chicago et New York... (texte officiel du distributeur)
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Boardwalk Empire (2010)
The era of prohibition and the golden age of escalating organized crime are thoroughly documented in film and television. However, HBO proves that returning to seemingly exhausted material can be very successful if done right. Boardwalk Empire turned out to be one of the most pleasant television surprises in recent years for me. Steve Buscemi is a charismatic boss of a criminal gang, not one-dimensional, but a highly complex human character. Paz de la Huerta is the perfect mafia seductress, and the likable character played by Kelly Macdonald is interestingly torn between two worlds and faced with numerous difficult decisions. You can create a work in a similar environment either in the style of The Untouchables, as a battle between the heroes and villains, or as a comprehensive portrait of society, showcasing the workings of crime in all its forms and levels. Boardwalk Empire is the latter and brilliantly demonstrates how crime was firmly ingrained in the social structure of the United States at that time. You can witness the corrupt practices of politicians, as well as small-time street thieves, prostitutes in brothels, and foot soldiers doing rough work. Here, the characters are not so much positive or negative, but rather people with different interests in varying shades of grey. Overall impression: 95%.
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