Hotel (2001)

User Rating:

4.6/10   

Director:

Mike Figgis

Writers:

Heathcote Williams (adaptation)
Mike Figgis (story)

Release Date:

5 April 2002 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

While a British film crew are shooting a version of The Duchess Of Malfi in Venice, they in turn are...

Plot Keywords:

Period Piece | Lesbian Kiss | Large Penis | Murder | Erection

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Max Beesley	...	Antonio
Fabrizio Bentivoglio	...	Very Important Doctor
Brian Bovell	...	Cardinal
Saffron Burrows	...	Duchess of Malfi
Elisabetta Cavallotti	...	Abducted Hotel Guest
Valentina Cervi	...	Hotel Maid
George DiCenzo	...	Boris
Andrea Di Stefano	...	Assassin
Nicola Farron	...	Hotel Guest
Christopher Fulford	...	Steve Hawk
Valeria Golino	...	Italian Actress
Jeremy Hardy	...	Flamenco Troupe Administrator
Salma Hayek	...	Charlee Boux
Danny Huston	...	Hotel Manager
Rhys Ifans	...	Trent Stoken

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content, violence and language.

Runtime:

Argentina:114 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival) | Canada:109 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | USA:93 min

Country:

UK | Italy

Language:

English | Italian | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA (TV rating) | USA:TV-MA (TV rating) | Argentina:16 | Japan:R-15 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Venice, Veneto, Italy

Company:

Moonstone Entertainment

Trivia:

John Webster's play "The Duchess of Malfi" was first performed in 1614 at the Globe Theatre in London, and first published in 1623. The onscreen credits simply list the title followed by the author's name, and omit the word "play".

Movie Connections:

References Citizen Kane (1941)

Soundtrack:

Hunger

Notice How No Reviews Warn of Spoilers?

Wow, this was probably a bottom 10 movie for me, although I'm not sure what the other 9 are yet. I am kind of embarrassed for the actors who agreed to work on the film. They won't do commercials because they are above that but they'll appear in crap like this? I could type the entire script of the film here and it still wouldn't "SPOIL" the movie. Now that's hard to accomplish. Many kudos to Mike Figgis for giving me something that I will never understand.

I guess some actors/actresses just show up and say their lines and let the director and editor mold the movie into something after the filming ends. I looked at the history of what Mike Figgis has done and Leaving Las Vegas is the only project I recognize. I was not really even impressed with that one but at least there was a story line.

I'm so mad at only looking at the DVD case before renting this. Save your money for Friday The 13th Part XX at the drive-in. This movie is really bad.