Fading Gigolo
Fading Gigolo is a 2013 American comedy film directed, written by and starring John Turturro. The film, co-starring Woody Allen, Sharon Stone, Sofia Vergara, Vanessa Paradis, Liev Schreiber, Loan Chabanol and Eugenia Kuzmina premiered in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. It was given a limited release on April 18, 2014, and received mixed reviews.
Plot
Dr. Parker, a wealthy dermatologist, mentions to her patient Murray Schwartz that she and a woman friend, Selima, wish to experience a ménage à trois and asks if he knows a willing man. Murray, whose used bookstore has failed as a business, convinces his friend and former employee Fioravante to take the gig, as both are short of money. Soon, they build a thriving gigolo trade with Murray as the pimp. Murray lives with Othella and her children, one of whom gets head lice. Murray takes the boy to Avigal, the attractive widow of a Hasidic rabbi, for treatment.
More details
| author | John Turturro |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | John Turturro |
| editor | Simona Paggi |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | beautiful woman beth din claim former employee gigolo hasidic hasidic judaism kidnap laws of modesty ménage à trois negiah nothing orthodox jewish feminism pass rabbinic court religiously observant shake hands shomrim summon |
| musicBy | Abraham Laboriel |
| producer | Bill Block Jeff Levy-Hinte |
| productionCompany | Antidote Films |
| publisher | Deadline Hollywood Millennium Entertainment Penske Business Media |
| recordedAt | New York City |
| theme | independent romantic comedy |