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Go Go Tales

2008 · 101 min

A shaggy, talky hangout in a fading strip club, funny and sad in equal measure, drifting between desperation and camaraderie.

Directed by: Abel Ferrara
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Willem Dafoe, Bob Hoskins, Matthew Modine

Overview: A financial struggle between owners of a go-go club threatens its future.

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Directed by: Abel Ferrara
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Willem Dafoe, Bob Hoskins, Matthew Modine

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Tone: cynicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: greed
survival
found family
work
betrayal
Places: workplace
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	6
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: comedy, drama
Directed by: Abel Ferrara
Written by: Abel Ferrara, Scott Pardo
Starring: Willem Dafoe, Bob Hoskins, Matthew Modine, Asia Argento, Riccardo Scamarcio, Sylvia Miles, Roy Dotrice, Joe Cortese
Music: Francis Kuipers
Cinematography: Fabio Cianchetti
Runtime: 101 min
Country: Italy, United States of America
Languages: English

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