| Blood and Wine | |
 French theatrical poster |
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| Directed by | Bob Rafelson |
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| Produced by | Jeremy Thomas |
| Written by | Story: Nick Villiers Bob Rafelson Sceenplay: Alison Cross Nick Villiers |
| Starring | Jack Nicholson Jennifer Lopez Stephen Dorff Judy Davis Michael Caine |
| Music by | Michal Lorenc |
| Cinematography | Newton Thomas Sigel |
| Editing by | Steven Cohen |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century-Fox |
| Release date(s) | September 1996 (Spain) February 21, 1997 (U.S.A.) |
| Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Blood and Wine (1996) is a crime drama film directed by Bob Rafelson and screenplay written by Nick Villiers and Alison Cross. It features Jack Nicholson, Jennifer Lopez, Stephen Dorff, Michael Caine, and others. To date, it is the most recent collaboration between Nicholson and Five Easy Pieces director Rafelson.[1]
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Plot
Alex Gates (Nicholson), a Miami-area wine merchant, is heavily in debt, and he can't get along with his alcoholic wife (Judy Davis) or his stepson (Dorff).
He decides to steal an expensive necklace with his mistress and illegal immigrant Gabby (Lopez) and an aging criminal sick with tuberculosis (Caine). But things start to fall apart when his wife finds out and gets involved.
Cast
- Jack Nicholson as Alex Gates
- Stephen Dorff as Jason
- Jennifer Lopez as Gabriela "Gabby"
- Judy Davis as Suzanne
- Michael Caine as Victor "Vic" Spansky
- Harold Perrineau Jr. as Henry
- Robyn Peterson as Dina Reese
- Mike Starr as Mike
- John Seitz as Mr. Frank Reese
- Marc Macaulay as Guard
- Dan Daily as Todd
- Marta Velasco as Gabriela's Cousin
Critical reception
Film critic Roger Ebert lauded the drama and wrote, "Blood & Wine is a richly textured crime picture based on the personalities of men who make their living desperately. Jack Nicholson and Michael Caine are the stars, as partners in a jewel theft that goes wrong in a number of ways, each way illustrating deep flaws in how they choose to live. It's a morality play, really, but dripping with humid sex and violence."[2]
See also
References
Notes
- ^ Blood and Wine at the Internet Movie Database.
- ^ Ebert, Roger. Film review of Blood and Wine, Chicago Sun-Times, February 21, 1997. Last accessed: February 2, 2008.
External links
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