Nightmare Alley (2021), Guillermo del Toros lavish neo-noir psychological thriller, follows a charismatic conman who manipulates the art of the carnival sideshow before entangling himself with a dangerous femme fatale psychiatrist. Blending dark carnival imagery, classic noir tropes, and moral downfall, the film reimagines William Lindsay Greshams novel into a visually stunning cautionary tale of greed and deception.

Criterion Collection

Noir fatalism has rarely been so alluring as in this vision of the world as a soul-sick carnival of corruption. Putting his own luxuriantly stylized spin on the classic hard-boiled novel by William Lindsay Gresham, master fabulist Guillermo del Toro conjures a sordid, seductive portrait of America on the cusp of World War II. The film follows Stan Carlisle (Bradley Cooper), a roustabout in a traveling sideshow who uses charm and deception to become a phony mentalist preying on the rich and powerful but at what cost? Brought to life by an all-star cast that includes Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe, and Rooney Mara, and nominated for four Oscars (including Best Picture), Nightmare Alley is a haunting descent into the illusory abyss of the American dream.

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A grifter working his way up from low-ranking carnival worker to lauded psychic medium matches wits with a psychologist bent on exposing him.

Filminfo:

Version: : Blu-Ray (svensk text)

Språk : English

EAN : 8717418604646

Label : Criterion Collection

Distributor : Criterion Collection

Inspelningsår : 2021

Regissör : Guillermo del Toro

imdb-rating : 7

Längd : 2h 30m

Cast : Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette