Tribute to Benicio Del Toro 2022 / The Usual Suspects / USA, Germany 1995
Roger “Verbal” Kint, a survivor of an incident that left twenty-seven dead, sits in a police station and tells the story that led to the massacre... The neo-noir mystery thriller The Usual Suspects needs little introduction. Its meticulously constructed narrative, dark atmosphere, and top-notch performances are all the ingredients of a film that just demands to be enjoyed again on the big screen.
Roger “Verbal” Kint, a survivor of an incident that left twenty-seven dead, sits in a police station and tells the story that led to the massacre... The neo-noir mystery thriller The Usual Suspects needs little introduction. Its meticulously constructed narrative, dark atmosphere, and top-notch performances are all the ingredients of a film that just demands to be enjoyed again on the big screen. “That was a good experience for me because I found a role that I knew I could make stand out,” recalls Benicio Del Toro about his character Fred Fenster, who has become indelibly ingrained in viewers’ memories for his distinctive and nearly incomprehensible accent.
Anna Kořínek
106 min / Color, DCP
Director Bryan Singer
/ Screenplay Christopher McQuarrie
/ Dir. of Photography Newton Thomas Sigel
/ Music John Ottman
/ Editor John Ottman
/ Art Director David Lazan
/ Producer Michael McDonnell, Bryan Singer
/ Production PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
/ Coproduction Bad Hat Harry Films, Blue Parrot Productions, Spelling Films International
/ Cast Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio Del Toro, Kevin Pollak, Kevin Spacey, Chazz Palminteri
Bryan Singer (1965, New York). Selected filmography: The Usual Suspects (1995), Apt Pupil (1998), X-Men (2000), Valkyrie (2008), Bohemian Rhapsody (2018).
Benicio Del Toro
Actor
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