Exposed (1983)

Wisconsin farm girl Elizabeth Carlson leaves family and her English teacher lover behind and escapes to New York. There she soon makes a career for herself as a fashion model. During a ... See full summary »

Director:

James Toback

Writer:

James Toback

Stars:

Nastassja Kinski, Rudolf Nureyev, Harvey Keitel

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nastassja Kinski	...	Elizabeth Carlson
Rudolf Nureyev	...	Daniel Jelline
Harvey Keitel	...	Rivas
Ian McShane	...	Greg Miller
Bibi Andersson	...	Margaret
Ron Randell	...	Curt
Pierre Clémenti	...	Vic
Dov Gottesfeld	...	Marcel
James Russo	...	Nick
Marion Varella	...	Bridget Gormann
Murray Moston	...	Hotel Manager
Stephanie Farrow	...	Waitress
Carmen	...	Lois Straub
Daisy Carrington	...	Daisy Carlson
Carl Lee	...	Duke

Storyline

Wisconsin farm girl Elizabeth Carlson leaves family and her English teacher lover behind and escapes to New York. There she soon makes a career for herself as a fashion model. During a vernissage she's approached by a mysterious man whose motives are unclear...

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Plot Keywords:

modeling | new york city | violin | bait | murder | 

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Genres:

Drama | Music

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

French English

Release Date:

22 April 1983 (USA)

Also Known As:

Al descobert

Filming Locations:

Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

United Artists

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Actor Harvey Keitel and director James Toback also collaborated on Fingers and The Pick-up Artist and with Toback as a writer on Bugsy.

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Goofs

Elizabeth's purse changes positions when she's asking informations on the mosque. When she's outside the purse is on her left side, but when she's inside the purse goes to the right and later returns to the left again when she's about to leave the place.

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Quotes

Nick: That's Elizabeth Carlson. I discovered her. That's right. I've found her, she was on the streets. Without me, she didn't even exist.

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Soundtracks

"La Bamba"
Performed by Ritchie Valens
Courtesy of Era Records

User Reviews

One swallow does not make a summer

The old saying "One swallow does not make a summer" is particularly apt when discussing this film. There is a soaring performance by Natassja Kinski but other cast members, including Rudolph Nureyev, never get off the ground and remain wallowing in mud. Worst of all the director James Toback is so deep in the mire that he could not even produce a story which the average moviegoer could easily follow. Natassja plays the part of a fashion model who appears to have received so much publicity that she has attracted the attention of undesirable characters, which is perhaps a good basis for a drama. But from this point things go rapidly downhill as it becomes increasingly difficult to get any idea of what is supposed to be going on.

For a users rating, one outstanding performance certainly deserves one point; but it is hard to think of any justification for giving this film an additional one, so I will rate it at 1 out of 10 - sorry Natassja, you deserved better.