SUN. MARCH 30 AT 4:00 PM
Bound
‘NOIR CITY: Hollywood 2025’ | Q&A with actor Jennifer Tilly. Moderated by Eddie Muller
TICKETS
DIRECTOR
The Wachowskis
FORMAT
DCP
RUNTIME
1h 47m
RATING
R
CAST
Jennifer Tilly, Gina Gershon, Joe Pantoliano
SYNOPSIS
Originally released August 31, 1996
For their debut effort as filmmakers, The Wachowskis put a queer spin on a traditional noir thriller, resulting in a neo-noir cult classic. Jennifer Tilly plays Violet, who’s grown weary of being the abused trophy wife of sadistic gangster Caesar (a sensational Joe Pantoliano). Things heat up considerably when Violet encounters Corky (Gina Gershon), a lesbian ex-con working as a handyman in the couple’s apartment building. Their affair triggers a flood of sex, deceit, double-crosses, and startling violence. The graphic sex and violence may have divided critics, but the Wachowskis had the last laugh creating a film true to the spirit of the noir classics they loved, while also earning landmark status as the first film to bring lesbian protagonists to mainstream American cinema.
For their debut effort as filmmakers, The Wachowskis put a queer spin on a traditional noir thriller, resulting in a neo-noir cult classic. Jennifer Tilly plays Violet, who’s grown weary of being the abused trophy wife of sadistic gangster Caesar (a sensational Joe Pantoliano). Things heat up considerably when Violet encounters Corky (Gina Gershon), a lesbian ex-con working as a handyman in the couple’s apartment building. Their affair triggers a flood of sex, deceit, double-crosses, and startling violence. The graphic sex and violence may have divided critics, but the Wachowskis had the last laugh creating a film true to the spirit of the noir classics they loved, while also earning landmark status as the first film to bring lesbian protagonists to mainstream American cinema.
CAST
Jennifer Tilly, Gina Gershon, Joe Pantoliano
SYNOPSIS
Originally released August 31, 1996
For their debut effort as filmmakers, The Wachowskis put a queer spin on a traditional noir thriller, resulting in a neo-noir cult classic. Jennifer Tilly plays Violet, who’s grown weary of being the abused trophy wife of sadistic gangster Caesar (a sensational Joe Pantoliano). Things heat up considerably when Violet encounters Corky (Gina Gershon), a lesbian ex-con working as a handyman in the couple’s apartment building. Their affair triggers a flood of sex, deceit, double-crosses, and startling violence. The graphic sex and violence may have divided critics, but the Wachowskis had the last laugh creating a film true to the spirit of the noir classics they loved, while also earning landmark status as the first film to bring lesbian protagonists to mainstream American cinema.
For their debut effort as filmmakers, The Wachowskis put a queer spin on a traditional noir thriller, resulting in a neo-noir cult classic. Jennifer Tilly plays Violet, who’s grown weary of being the abused trophy wife of sadistic gangster Caesar (a sensational Joe Pantoliano). Things heat up considerably when Violet encounters Corky (Gina Gershon), a lesbian ex-con working as a handyman in the couple’s apartment building. Their affair triggers a flood of sex, deceit, double-crosses, and startling violence. The graphic sex and violence may have divided critics, but the Wachowskis had the last laugh creating a film true to the spirit of the noir classics they loved, while also earning landmark status as the first film to bring lesbian protagonists to mainstream American cinema.