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Impostors

1979 · 110 min

A dry, offbeat comedy-mystery that drifts along with a theatrical, deadpan strangeness rather than any urgency.

Directed by
Mark Rappaport
Genres
Comedy
Overview
One of Mark Rappaport's later narratives (which won the Gold Hugo for Best First Feature at the Chicago International Film Festival in 1979), Impostors is an off-kilter comedy/mystery focused on two magicians trying to find Egyptian jewels, their promiscuous assistant, and a man who loves the assistant.

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Directed by
Mark Rappaport
Genres
Comedy
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    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • deception
    • obsession
    • identity
    Places
    None
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • ensemble
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour6
    Realism5
    Romance3
    Tension4
    Darkness3
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight3

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    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    Mark Rappaport
    Written by
    Mark Rappaport
    Starring
    Peter Evans, Ellen McElduff, Charles Ludlam, Michael Burg, Lina Todd, Randy Danson, Shelly Desai
    Cinematography
    Fred Murphy
    Runtime
    110 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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