The year is 1750. Europe is in a ravaged state following a plague. Victor Moritz and Rufolf de Sevre are gamblers, frequenters of elegant casinos and fashionable brothels. Rudolf is a young aristocrat, charming and charismatic. His degenerate behavior has an animal intensity. Victor, though leading the life of libertine, remains to one side. He is a man of a refined taste despite his low birth and buys his noble title thanks to his gambling skills. Victor and Rudolf have been inseparable friends for years. Then two young, beautiful and innocent people - a brother and sister - enter their life...
Production
Plague-ravaged 1750s Europe looks authentically miserable.
Acting
Hoffman in early career mode, already stealing scenes.
Director
Adek Drabinski
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This Polish-Canadian co-production barely registered stateside despite Hoffman's presence. TMDB's 2.5 rating from two votes suggests almost nobody's seen it.
Director Adek Drabinski made exactly two features; this was his attempt at 'dangerous' European art cinema during the mid-90s prestige period drama boom.
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