Fingers
Fingers is a 1978 American crime drama film directed by James Toback. The film is about a troubled young man being pulled between his mob father and his mentally disturbed pianist mother.
Plot
Jimmy "Fingers" Angelelli (Harvey Keitel) is an outstanding pianist who dreams of a musical career, but he grew up in a gangster family. His elderly father, Ben, is an illegal loan shark. The son must help him collect debts from defaulters. The plot drama is based on Jimmy's inner turmoil, torn between his love for art, obedience to his father, his own sexuality, and his dark past.
More details
| author | James Toback |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | James Toback |
| editor | Robert Lawrence |
| genre | crime drama |
| keywords | carnegie hall collect dark past loan shark |
| publisher | Brut Productions |
| recordedAt | New York City |
| theme | neo-noir |