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Cafe Society (1995 Film)
''Cafe Society'' is a 1995 American mystery film directed and written by Raymond De Felitta and starring Frank Whaley, Peter Gallagher, Lara Flynn Boyle, and John Spencer. This movie is based on a true story covered in the national press. Plot In 1952, New York society playboy Mickey Jelke inherits a large sum of money. He spends his nights out in Manhattan, indulging Broadway bars and in the company of prostitutes and pimps. Unwittingly, Mickey is accused of running a prostitution ring by an unscrupulous undercover cop, aided by Mickey's girlfriend Patricia. He soon becomes embroiled in shadowy web of political exploitation and scandal. Cast * Frank Whaley as Mickey Jelke * Peter Gallagher as Jack Kale * Lara Flynn Boyle as Pat Ward * John Spencer as Ray Davioni * Anna Levine as Erica Steele * Christopher Murney as Frank Frustinsky * Paul Guilfoyle as Anthony Liebler * Richard B. Shull as Samuel Segal * David Patrick Kelly as J. Roland Sala * Cynthia Watros Cynthia Mic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond De Felitta
Raymond De Felitta (born 30 June 1964) is an American independent film director, screenwriter and musician. Early life De Felitta was born in New York City. His father Frank De Felitta was Italian American and his mother Dorothy Gilbert De Felitta was of Polish Jewish descent. De Felitta graduated from Bard College in 1985 and the American Film Institute's directing program, class of 1990. Career That same year he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 63rd Academy Awards for his AFI thesis short, ''Bronx Cheers''. In 1991 he was awarded a Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting for his screenplay "Begin The Beguine". In 1995 he wrote and directed ''Cafe Society'' starring Frank Whaley, Peter Gallagher and Lara Flynn Boyle. The film premiered in Director' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalisateurs) section of the 1995 Cannes Film Festival and was shown on the Showtime Network in 1996. It was released theatrically in 1997. In 2000 De Felitta directed th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |