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John AppelPhotographie:
Erik van EmpelMusique:
Wouter van BemmelRésumés(1)
The film is a son's personal quest to find his father and an in-depth examination of the real gambler's soul. A search for the universal tragedy behind hardened risk-taking and the reality of how the tension and the ecstasy contrast with the pain and the loneliness. The director focuses on three gamblers: a bookie, a poker player and a criminal roulette addict who know all about winning and losing. (Moscow International Film Festival)
(plus)Critiques (1)
Dutch filmmaker John Appel personally dealt with the phenomenon of gambling, both his and his father’s. The subjectively colored testimony of The Player introduces the viewer in a very cultivated way to the preserve of people for whom risk is a drug and an unpredictable home. The author interweaves several specific stories of contemporary players with memories of his father, a gambler with almost Hrabal-like romantic inclinations toward palavering and folly. A pleasant and quality experience in terms of craft. [KVIFF 2010]
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