Ivan Beckman, Hollywood's most sought-after talent agent, the darling and crown prince of La La Land, is dead. How and why did it happen? Was it drugs, murder, or perhaps something altogether more mundane? We begin with an ending and then catapult back a number of days to the apex of Ivan's brilliant career as he bags international megastar Don West onto his company's books. We then follow Ivan through the highs, lows, and extreme excesses of his final days.
Acting
Danny Huston's sweaty, desperate brilliance.
Direction
DV camerawork that makes excess look like disease.
Editing
Time-hopping structure that refuses comfort.
Director
Bernard Rose
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bernard Rose shot this on early digital video specifically to mimic the surveillance quality of Hollywood's own image-making machinery.
Danny Huston's casting is meta-commentary: Hollywood royalty playing Hollywood's disposable middleman, his real pedigree making Ivan's insecurity cut deeper.
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