A dishonest insurance salesman's life quickly disintegrates during a Wisconsin winter when he teams up with a psychopath to steal a rare violin at the home of a reclusive farmer.
Acting
Arkin's heartbreaking final performance
Direction
Sprecher's frostbitten precision
Cinematography
Wisconsin winter as character
Director
Jill Sprecher
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Originally titled 'The Convincer' and shelved for two years after festival disputes; director Jill Sprecher disowned the studio's recut until her version was restored.
Alan Arkin filmed this while dying of cancer; his final scene, silently clutching the violin, was shot in one take and left the crew in tears.
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