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Reversal of Fortune

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Reversal of Fortune
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R,1hr 52min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1990
Director:
Barbet Schroeder
Distributor:
Warner Home Video
Starring:
Glenn Close, Jeremy Irons, Ron Silver  ...more
Synopsis: This film is a darkly humorous, determinedly ambiguous adaptation of Alan Dershowitz's book about his successful legal appeal of Claus von Bulow's conviction for the attempted murder of his wife, Martha "Sunny" von Bulow. Sunny (Glenn Close) -- who remains in a "persistent vegetative state" resulting from a suspicious injection of insulin -- narrates the film, summarizing the first murder trial, which ended with Claus (Jeremy Irons) convicted and released on bail pending appeal. Claus approaches ... Full Synopsis
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Brendon Hanley, AMG Review
Thanks to Jeremy Irons' performance, Reversal of Fortune is less a conventional murder mystery than a trenchant social satire, a scathing study of a morally corrupt upper class. Working from a book by Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz, writer Nicholas Kazan gives the film a peculiar, witty tone, avoiding obvious social commentary. Barbet Schroeder's direction is solid, but the film owes its success ... Full Review
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Glenn Close
Sunny Von Bulow
Jeremy Irons
Claus Von Bulow
Ron Silver
Alan M. Dershowitz
Annabella Sciorra
Carol, Sarah
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