Archive of films Sin City / Sin City

USA
2005, 124 min

Section: Official Selection - Out of Competition
Year: 2005

This visually unique adaptation of the roughly lyrical comic book by Frank Miller takes place in a city of crime that never sleeps. Its merciless beauty cannot fail to seduce you - at least into the sin of watching it.

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.

Contacts

SPI International Czech Republic
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Czech Republic
Tel: +420 261 216 318
Fax: +420 261 221 375
E-mail: [email protected]
www: www.spi-film.cz

SPI International CE
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Slovakia
Tel: +421 254 650 824
Fax: +421 254 793 653
E-mail: [email protected]
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Miramax Films (UK)
3 Queen Caroline St, W6 9PE, London
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 208 222 1501
Fax: +44 208 222 1534
E-mail: [email protected]
www: www.miramax.com

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About the film

Color, 35 mm

Section:	Official Selection - Out of Competition

Director:	Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller
Screenplay:	Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller
Dir. of Photography:	Robert Rodriguez
Music:	Robert Rodriguez, John Debney, Graeme Revell
Editor:	Robert Rodriguez
Producer:	Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller, Elizabeth Avellan
Production:	Miramax Films (UK)
Cast:	Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Clive Owen, Benicio Del Toro, Jessica Alba, Nick Stahl, Rosario Dawson, Elijah Wood, Jaime King, Brittany Murphy, Devon Aoki
Contact:	SPI International Czech Republic, SPI International CE, Miramax Films (UK)

www:	www.sincitythemovie.com

Guests

Jana Krupičková

Michael Madsen

Actor