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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 late 1970s and early 1980s, the story folIows FBI agent Richie DiMaso (Cooper) as he blackmails conman lrving Rosenfeld (BaIe) and his Iover Sydney Prosser (Amy Adams) into helping him with a case after a successfuI investigation into the pair's own foreign banking scam. Although 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 lrving's unpredictable wife RosaIyn, Louis C.K. as DiMaso's superior at the FBI and Robert De Niro as ex-mafia hitman Victor TeIIeggio 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 (Bale), Best Actress (Adams), Best Supporting Actor (Cooper), Best Supporting Actress (Lawrence) and Best Director (RusseII), and aIso won three Golden GIobes and three BAFTAs. |
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