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The Music of Chance

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The Music of Chance
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R,1hr 38min
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1993
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Synopsis: Documentary filmmaker Philip Haas made his dramatic feature film debut with The Music of Chance, adapted from Paul Auster's terse, existential novel. The film follows the plight of two hapless drifters -- Jim Nashe (Mandy Patinkin), who is escaping family and responsibility with an inheritance and a red BMW, and Jack Pozzi (James Spader), a down-on-his-luck gambler and world class manipulator. Pozzi convinces Nashe to shoot the works and put his remaining $10,000 into a high stakes poker game against ... Full Synopsis
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Stone and Flower have Nashe and Pozzi work off their gambling debt by building a seemingly inconsequential brick wall. They must lift each heavy stone by hand. They must live in a trailer on the estate. They may not leave the estate and are restricted to limited areas. They are watched over by Calvin Murks, an unpleasant, armed man. This describes the largest portion of what happens in The Music of ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Jack Pozzi
James Nashe
Calvin Murks
Bill Flowers
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