Welcome to New York (2014)

Mr. Devereaux is a powerful man. A man who handles billions of dollars every day. A man who controls the economic fate of nations. A man driven by a frenzied and unbridled sexual hunger. A ... See full summary »

Director:

Abel Ferrara

Writers:

Abel Ferrara (screenplay), Christ Zois (screenplay)

Stars:

Gérard Depardieu, Jacqueline Bisset, Shanyn Leigh

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gérard Depardieu	...	Devereaux
Jacqueline Bisset	...	Simone
Shanyn Leigh	...	Female Journalist
Marie Mouté	...	Sophie Devereaux
Charlotte Silvera	...	French Female Journalist
Ronald Guttman	...	Roullot
Elizabeth Kemp	...	Florence
Drena De Niro	...	Executive Assistant
Anna Lakomy	...	Anna
Samantha Opitz	...	Hotel Receptionist
Ilinca Kiss	...	Concierge
Paul Calderon	...	Pierre
Paul Hipp	...	Guy
Kathryn Lill	...	Bebe
Caroline Huet	...	Fifi

Storyline

Mr. Devereaux is a powerful man. A man who handles billions of dollars every day. A man who controls the economic fate of nations. A man driven by a frenzied and unbridled sexual hunger. A man who dreamed of saving the world and who cannot save himself. A terrified man. A lost man.

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Plot Keywords:

female nudity | lesbian sex | bedroom | sex scene | womanizer | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexuality, graphic nudity, a rape and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Gerard Depardieux's character is arrested, transported to jail and calls his wife in France he never asks why he has been arrested.

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Goofs

When the Detectives are introduced, one is wearing an NYPD Detective Shield (badge), one a Sergeant's Shield. The Sergeant introduces himself to the hotel official as "Lieutenant Landano". Immediately after, he introduces himself to the housekeeper as "Sergeant Landano".

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Quotes

Simone: You can't put your face with my father!

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Alternate Versions

In the US, the MPAA initially rated this NC-17 and required cuts of scenes of sexual assault to gain an 'R' rating, much to the disgust of the director, Abel Ferrara.

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Connections

Featured in Pauw & Witteman: Episode #8.158 (2014)

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Soundtracks

AFTER ALL IS SAID AND DONE
Written by Paul Hipp
Performed by Paul Hipp

User Reviews

It's obvious isn't it?

They can deny it all they want, but the blueprint of the story is too close to a real person to not be immediately linked with it. Maybe they fear lawsuits by Sarkozy, though I doubt he still has the power to do anything like that, but that would be the only reason I can imagine. Obviously the portraying of a french man is not the best. Maybe some would feel that it does put all male from France into a doubtful light, but that would not be a fair assumption. We're talking about a spoiled guy, the nationality does not matter.

There's also a lot of nudity in this (also from Gerard Depardieu, in case you were wondering). The subject matter is also very harsh, but shows what addiction and loss of sense (or senses?) can do to a person. Maybe therapy can help, maybe not. Bottom line is, there is bad things happening. All shown in a very slow pace (like a "body search", which has some fun dialog as well) ... can you bare it? (sorry for the pun)

Details

Country:

USA France

Language:

English French

Release Date:

27 March 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Welcome to New York

Filming Locations:

New York, USA

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$324,253

Company Credits

Production Co:

Belladonna Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

125 min 108 min (USA cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1