Caught - In the web of passion

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Movie
German title Caught - In the web of passion
Original title Caught
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1996
length approx. 110 minutes
Rod
Director Robert M. Young
script Edward Pomerantz
production Richard Brick , Irwin Young
music Chris Botti
camera Michael F. Barrow
cut Norman Buckley
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Caught - In the Network of passion ( Caught is) an American film drama by Robert M. Young from the year 1996 . Edward Pomerantz wrote the script based on his own novel Into It .

action

A drug dealer running away from the police slips Nick a pack of drugs, whereupon Nick also flees. He is hiding in the fish shop owned by the married couple Betty and Joe. There he says he has not eaten for days, after which he is given a meal. The couple later give him a job in the fish shop and let Nick live in the former room of their son Danny.

Nick befriends Joe, who talks about his dreams of working as a fisherman. There are arguments between Joe and Betty over little things like the choice of music to be heard on the radio.

A real estate investor is making lucrative deals to shopkeepers in the area. Betty is looking forward to a life change, but Joe refuses to sell the shop. Betty says he's doing it to annoy her. She asks Nick for help. Nick speaks to Joe and explains that the money received from the sale will enable him to achieve his dreams. Joe agrees to the sale.

Betty is very grateful to Nick; she starts an affair with him. Some time later, Betty and Joe's son, Danny, appears. He introduces his wife, Amy, and their child to his parents. Danny is looking for a job; he is in financial difficulties. Betty gives him money, which she takes from a hiding place behind her husband's back.

Danny is jealous that Nick lives in his room and is treated like a son by his parents. He suspects that Nick is having an affair with his mother. He gets angry because Nick befriends Amy and accuses them of having an affair. After he beats up Amy, she takes her child and leaves him.

Danny first thinks Amy and Nick moved away together. He incriminates Nick in a conversation with Joe, whereupon Joe checks the hiding place and finds out that part of the money is missing. He suspects Nick of theft, whereupon Nick wants to leave the family. Betty exonerates Nick, but reveals that she is having an affair with Nick. Joe has a heart attack and dies.

In the last scenes you see Nick and Danny staring at the sea together on the shore. Betty visits a casino by herself.

Reviews

Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times of November 15, 1996 that the film looked "more classic " than Robert M. Young's earlier films, which had addressed political issues. Watching is just as fascinating as seeing a traffic accident; the director and the actors would manage to make the viewer worry about those involved. Unlike in films like striptease or showgirls , sex is something that people want so much that it overshadows their better sides.

Awards

Edward James Olmos won the NCLR Bravo Award in 1996 . Robert M. Young, Maria Conchita Alonso and Arie Verveen were nominated for the Independent Spirit Award in 1997. Arie Verveen won the Satellite Award in 1997 . Robert M. Young won the 1997 Silver Rosa Camuna award from the Bergamo Film Meeting ( Mostra Internazionale del Cinema d'Essai ).

background

The film was shot in Jersey City ( New Jersey ) and New York City . It had its world premiere on January 24, 1996 at the Sundance Film Festival . On September 10, 1996, it was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival . The film was shown in individual cinemas in the United States, grossing around 316,000 US dollars .

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  1. ^ Review by Roger Ebert, accessed on August 14, 2007
  2. ^ Filming locations for Caught, accessed August 14, 2007
  3. ↑ Caught premiere dates, accessed August 14, 2007
  4. ^ Box office / business for Caught, accessed August 14, 2007

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