Corky, a tough female ex-convict working on an apartment renovation in a Chicago building, meets a couple living next door, Caesar, a paranoid mobster, and Violet, his seductive girlfriend, who is immediately attracted to her.
Direction
Wachowskis' debut proves they understood visual storytelling immediately.
Acting
Tilly's breathy manipulation, Gershon's smoldering restraint—chemistry off the charts.
Production
That apartment set is a character—every wall whispers secrets.
Director
Lana Wachowski
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Wachowskis hired sex educator Susie Bright to choreograph the intimate scenes and ensure authenticity—rare for 1996. Studios fought them constantly.
Joe Pantoliano's Caesar was originally written smaller; his improvised paranoid energy expanded the role and nearly stole the film from the leads.
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