Movie Description
Magdalen
(1998)Overview
Magdalen is a tavern Scheherazade, a prostitute who sells stories in a seedy Philadelphia dive bar. Her clients include Mr. Jones, an angry black businessman who wants to hear the same graphic, sexual fantasy every night; Jace, a droll, Mishima-loving slacker/writer looking for an ending to his novel; Phil, a precocious skater-boy who wants to understand his dead father; and Edward, a shy 53-year-old virgin looking for love. Alix D. Smith is Magdalen McElhinney, a tough, brainy femme noir, whose name suggests that the film's director is the father she talks about obsessively. Littered with literary and cinematic allusions, the film's narrators make Magdalen part Warholian confessional and part Brechtian taproom comedy.
Featured Crew
Cast
Magdalen McElhinney
Edward Semonin
Edward Semonin
The Old Lady
Jace
Mr. Jones
Phil
Nathan
The Heroine Of Jace's Novel
Andrew
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Facts
Original TitleMagdalen
Status Released
Release Information
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1998-08-18
Original Language
Runtime 01h 10m
Genres
- Drama
