Leaving Las Vegas

Leaving Las Vegas is a film free-américano-British of Mike Figgis, left in 1995.

Synopsis

After being itself made lay off by the production company where he worked, Ben, alcoholic Scénariste, decide to leave for Las Vegas. It takes a hotel room seedy character, near the always opened bars, in order to finish its life in alcohol. It meeting Will be, a Prostituée, which will lodge it to follow it in its last moments.

Comments

Ben called to Will be never to ask him to stop drinking, sacrifice which Will be will make with against heart.

This pact concludes between Ben and Will be is a great proof of love, since it obliges each one to accept the errors and the defects of the other if one it or wishes it. Moreover he asks not to change the other with his image solely by love.

The film shows also the sordid side of the prostitution.

Data sheet

  • French Title and original: Leaving Las Vegas
  • Québécois Title: Good-bye Las Vegas
  • Realizer: Mike Figgis
  • Scenario writer: Mike Figgis, according to the novel of John O' Brien
  • Producing: Lila Cazès and Annie Stewart
  • Executive producers: Stuart Regen and Paige Simpson
  • Music: Mike Figgis; Sting
  • Assembly: John Smith
  • Format: Color - 1,85:1 - Super 16
  • Country: The United States/France/the United Kingdom
  • Lasted: 111 minutes (1h51)
  • Budget: 4.000.000 $
  • United States Boxoffice: 32.029.928 $
  • Coming out date:

Distribution

Around film

Distinctions

Rewards

Nominations

  • 1996 : 3 nominations with the Oscar
  • 1996: 3 nominations with BAFTA
  • 1996: 3 nominations with the Golden Globe

External bonds

  • Official site
  • Leaving Las Vegas on Internet Movie Database.

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