Devil in a Blue Dress
Carl Franklin / US, 1995 / 102 min.
Denzel Washington plays private eye Easy Rawlins in late-1940’s Los Angeles. His assignment? To find Daphne Moret, the mayoral candidate’s mistress who is in hiding. Carl Franklin’s atmospheric neo-noir is situated in the Afro-American community.
Easy Rawlins has nothing in common with the average hardboiled private eye. His options are limited when he is fired from the aircraft factory, yet still has to pay his mortgage.
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Director
Carl Franklin
Production year
1995
Country
US
Original title
Devil in a Blue Dress
Length
102 min.
Language
English
Subtitles
NLD
Format
35mm
Part of
Film Noir
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