Main Cast: Nastassja Kinski, Rudolf Nureyev, Harvey Keitel, Ian McShane, Bibi Andersson
Release Year: 1983
Country: US
Run Time: 100 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
Exposed is the film in which concert violinist Rudolf Nureyev grabs his bow and "plays" the lissome body of Nastassja Kinski. This may well stand as the silliest bit of erotica in screen history, but in the context of the film it's a model of restraint. We're asked to believe that Kinski is Elizabeth Carlson, a Wisconsin girl who has come to the big city to make it as a pianist or model. We're also supposed to be convinced that Nureyev is part-time espionage agent Daniel Jelline, who is determined to bring terrorist Rivas (Harvey Keitel) to justice. Much of the film takes place in Paris, where at least the scenery is lovely. The various plotlines and characters never quite congeal. Despite the fact that director James Toback is given sole screenplay credit, the film seems more like a "committee" project. To its credit, Exposed is never dull; with that cast, how could anyone fall asleep? ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Ron Randell - Curt; Pierre Clémenti - Vic; Dov Gottesfeld - Marcel; James Russo - Nick; Murray Moston - Hotel Manager; James Toback - Leo Voscovitch; Sharon Cain; Geoffrey Carey - Waiter; Carmen - Lois Straub; Anthony Cortino - Hairdresser; Michel Delahaye - Men in Street; Stephanie Farrow - Waitress; Brian Hamill - Store Manager; Iman - Model; David Jalil - Rivas' Gang; Miguel Piñero - Man in the Street (New York); Tony Sirico - Record Store Thief; John Snyder - Photographer's Assistant; Amy Steel - Guest at Party; Aina Walle - Rivas' Gang; Irving Buchman - Makeup Man; Pete Hamill - Guest at Party; Carl Lee - Duke; John Leslie; Jeff Silverman - Man in the Street (New York); Denis Seurat - Place d'Alma Model; José Torres - Guest at Party
Credit
Robert Luchaire - Art Director, Brian Hamill - Associate Producer, Aude Bronson-Howard - Costume Designer, Kristi Zea - Costume Designer, Alain Tasma - First Assistant Director, William Hassell - First Assistant Director, Michel Cheyko - First Assistant Director, James Toback - Director, Robert Lawrence - Editor, Annie Charvein - Editor, Serge Silberman - Executive Producer, Georges Delerue - Composer (Music Score), Brian Eatwell - Production Designer, Henri Decaë - Cinematographer, Serge Silberman - Producer, James Toback - Producer, Carlos Conti - Set Designer, John Godfrey - Set Designer, Daniel Brisseau - Sound/Sound Designer, James J. Sabat - Sound/Sound Designer, James Toback - Screenwriter, Yves Saint Laurent - Costume/Wardrobe
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