American Dreamer 1984   PG, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure / Drama / Romance
Director: Rick Rosenthal
Cast: JoBeth Williams, Tom Conti, Giancarlo Giannini, Coral Browne, James Staley, Huckleberry Fox, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Jean Rougerie, Pierre Santini, Leon Zitrone, Andre Valard, Robin Coleman, Alain Flick, Yassan Khan, Christian de Tilliere
Ohio housewife Cathy Palmer (JoBeth Williams) wins a trip to Paris after writing a chapter for a book in a mystery writing contest. Cathy arrives in Paris and is hit in the head when knocked down by a car in an accident. Upon awakening in the hospital, Cathy has no memory of her past life and believes that she is the James Bond-type heroine, Rebecca Ryan, the spy she wrote about in the contest. She meets Alan McMann (Tom Conti) and does not know that he is the ghost writer of the novel for which she won the prize. Together, they experience adventures involving spies and other villains before Cathy finally regains her memory. 1 User Review
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| | Greatly underrated!!! | Anonymous 03/24/2007 | | This is a fun movie. I loved it when I first saw it, and still enjoy watching it from time to time. I only wish Williams and Conti could have done some sequels! |
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The Innocents with Dirty Hands 1975  R, 102 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Dirty Hands
Director: Claude Chabrol
Cast: Romy Schneider, Rod Steiger, Paolo Giusti, Jean Rochefort, Hans Christian Blech, Francois Perrot, Pierre Santini, Henri Attal, Serge Bento, Dominique Zardi
Two lovers, Julie (Romy Schneider) and Jeff (Paolo Giusti) kill Julie's alcoholic husband, Louis (Rod Steiger), and do NOT live happily ever after.
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The Pleasure Party 1974  R, 105 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: A Piece of Pleasure
Director: Claude Chabrol
Cast: Paul Gegauff, Daniele Gegauff, Clemence Gegauff, Paula Moore, Michel Valette, Giancarlo Sisti, Cecile Vassort, Pierre Santini, Mario Santini, Jean-Christopher Queff
Philippe (Paul Gegauff) and Esther (Danielle Gegauff) have been married for several years. Paul, who has had many affairs, insists that Esther and he both have affairs and share their thoughts afterwards. Tragedy follows in this vague and weak (for Claude Chabrol) film.
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| 1. American Dreamer (1984)
2. The Innocents with Dirty Hands (1975)
aka: Dirty Hands
3. The Pleasure Party (1974)
aka: A Piece of Pleasure
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