Cosmopolis / Cosmopolis (Bilingual) [DVD]

Features

• Type: DVD
• Studio: Seville Pictures
• Language(s): english, french
• Director(s): David Cronenberg
• Actor(s): Robert Pattinson, Samantha Morton, Jay Baruchel, Paul Giamatti, Kevin Durand, Juliette Binoche, Sarah Gadon

New York City, not-too-distant-future: Eric Packer, a 28 year-old finance golden boy dreaming of living in a civilization ahead of this one, watches a dark shadow cast over the firmament of the Wall Street galaxy, of which he is the uncontested king. As he is chauffeured across midtown Manhattan to get a haircut at his father's old barber, his anxious eyes are glued to the yuan's exchange rate: it is mounting against all expectations, destroying Eric's bet against it. Eric Packer is losing his empire with every tick of the clock. Meanwhile, an eruption of wild activity unfolds in the city's streets. Petrified as the threats of the real world infringe upon his cloud of virtual convictions, his paranoia intensifies during the course of his 24-hour cross-town odyssey. Packer starts to piece together clues that lead him to a most terrifying secret: his imminent assassination. ----- Dans un New York en ébullition, l'ère du capitalisme touche à sa fin. Eric Packer, golden boy de la haute finance, s?engouffre dans sa limousine blanche. Alors que la visite du président des Etats-Unis paralyse Manhattan, Eric Packer n?a qu?une seule obsession : une coupe de cheveux chez son coiffeur à l?autre bout de la ville. Au fur et à mesure de la journée, le chaos s?installe, et il assiste, impuissant, à l?effondrement de son empire. Il est aussi certain qu?on va l?assassiner. Quand ? Où ? Il s?apprête à vivre les 24 heures les plus importantes de sa vie.