"Rigoletto" retold at Christmas time in Manhattan's corporate world. Rick, an executive at Image, is a jerk to a woman applying for a job. That evening, he's out for drinks with his much younger boss, Duke, and the same women is their waitress. Rick's continued rudeness leads to her getting fired. She puts a curse on him. A potential rift with Duke quickly surfaces; Rick is approached by the hail-
Acting
Bill Pullman commits to being absolutely insufferable.
Writing
Opera adaptation that knows corporate America IS tragedy.
Director
Curtiss Clayton
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Giuseppe Verdi's 1851 opera Rigoletto, with character names like 'Rick O'Lette' and 'Duke' directly referencing the original.
Released in 2003, it predicted the 2008 financial collapse's corporate nihilism—Rick's company 'Image' literally sells nothing but image.
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