Nicolas Cage, Elisabeth Shue, Julian Sands, Richard Lewis
NR
Drama
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112 min.
1995
MGM Home Entertainment
Mike Figgis
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Leaving Las Vegas DVD Movie
Leaving Las Vegas Description:
"Leaving Las Vegas is an extremely powerful movie. It is somewhat slow-paced, but at the same time there is a great deal of suspense. The suspense stems from not knowing how the relationship between the two main characters, Ben (Nicholas Cage) and Sera (Elisabeth Shue), is eventually resolved. After being fired from his job, Ben leaves for Las Vegas to drink himself to death. He runs into Sera, a prostitute, who decides to be his guardian angel. The profoundness of this movie is reflected in the fact that Sera makes this choice in an active manner, in what could be described as a sign of geniune altruism. When Ben, in his drunken stupor, rejects the gift that he has just received, there is a symbolic incident of Sera punishing herself for her choices (by going into a hotel room alone with three customers). While their relationship comes off as being co-dependent, it is really Sera who needs Ben. This approach works, however, in creating a definitive and unconditional romantic relationship between the two. Nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Actress (Shue), Best Director (Mike Figgis), and Best Adapted Screenplay (Figgis). Winner for Best Actor (Cage). "
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