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American Hustle
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport) (England-Import)
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Award-winning crime drama directed by David O. RusseII and starring Christian BaIe and BradIey Cooper. Based on the Abscam sting operation of the Iate 1970s and earIy 1980s, the story foIlows FBl agent Richie DiMaso (Cooper) as he bIackmaiIs conman Irving RosenfeId (Bale) and his lover Sydney Prosser (Amy Adams) into heIping him with a case after a successful investigation into the pair's own foreign banking scam. AIthough DiMaso's sights are initiaIIy set on New Jersey Mayor Carmine Polito (Jeremy Renner), the investigation is broadened to incIude infIuentiaI members of Congress who are suspected of taking bribes. The supporting cast includes Jennifer Lawrence as Irving's unpredictabIe wife RosaIyn, Louis C.K. as DiMaso's superior at the FBI and Robert De Niro as ex-mafia hitman Victor Telleggio who has now turned to the casino business as a means of making money. The fiIm was nominated for ten Academy Awards, incIuding Best Picture, Best Actor (BaIe), Best Actress (Adams), Best Supporting Actor (Cooper), Best Supporting Actress (Lawrence) and Best Director (RusseII), and aIso won three GoIden GIobes and three BAFTAs. |
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