Sin City

Colour, 35 mm
USA, 2005, 124 min
Section: Official Selection - Out of Competition
Oficiální stránky: www.sincitythemovie.com

Synopsis

This already legendary animated series by comic book writer and artist Frank Miller takes place in the fictional metropolis of the title. With its rough lyricism it cannot disown taking loose inspiration from the writers of the hardboiled school (Mickey Spillane, Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett), Goseki Kojima and Kazuo Koike’s manga series Lone Wolf & Cub, and film noir. The movie version, which Miller codirected, breathes life into the narrative’s dark atmosphere, as well as into some of the book’s major figures. Revenge here becomes a key element, and the rugged loner Marv is after his lover’s murderer. Other important elements include the fate of Officer Hartigan who is trying to save an innocent victim from the clutches of a paedophile, and tough guy Dwight who’s trying to prevent open war between the police and a gang of prostitutes. Rodriguez’s mentor and friend Quentin Tarantino watched over the creation of this visually unique project.

About the director

Robert Rodriguez (b. 1968, San Antonio, Texas) was accepted to study film at the University of Texas at Austin on the basis of his amateur movies. He then coproduced his feature directorial debut, El Mariachi (1992). This filmmaker generally also serves as screenwriter, cameraman, editor and composer on his movies. Other films: Desperado (1995), From Dusk Till Dawn (1996), The Faculty (1998), Spy Kids (2001), Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003), Sin City (2005).

Frank Miller (b. 1957, Olney, Maryland) worked his way up to being one of the top comic book authors. He worked on the books Daredevil and Batman, and on
Wolverine, which grew out of X-Men. He is co-author of the character RoboCop. But perhaps his greatest fame comes from the creator-owned comic book series Sin City. Miller co-produced and co-directed the film version.
Quentin Tarantino is the 3rd director on this film.