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
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
Lucy Campbell	...	Roxanne

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 director Abel Ferrara received a letter from IFC Films, the US distributor, telling the filmmaker to deliver an R-rated version so that it could match the version to be released on Showtime during its pay TV window, the director was disgusted and refused to back down telling THR "Welcome to New York is not being distributed in the U.S. because of this company, IFC, which I'm totally disgusted with." He stated "They knew from day one when they bought this film that they had the final version and that it wasn't going to be changed."

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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

Devereaux: I'm not capable of being president. You know that. I don't want to. I don't owe anybody anything.

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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

FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE
Written by Abel Ferrara and Neil Benezra

User Reviews

Abel Ferrara is back on form and Depardieu delivers a superb performance

"Welcome to New York" is based on a real-life "scandal" that involved the french diplomat Dominique Strauss-Kahn who was a member of french Socialist Party and also the Managing Director of IMF (Int. Monetary Fund) from 2007-2011 until he resigned due to allegation that he had sexually abused a hotel maid.

• Ferrara's "Welcome to N.Y." hands this affair in a masterful way, that you would find it hard to remove your eyes from the screen even for a second. This is not something Ferrara has done in the past - elaborate a certain real life event to the last detail. And for Ferrara this is just the right kind of stuff, cause he has been provocative for all of his carrier and he knows how to handle this kind of material.

On the other hand, Dapardieu gives one of the best performances of his carrier. He's so convincing as Deveraux that one can say he's the real man (DSK). The script doesn't exaggerate, - written by Ferrara and Zois (who worked previously with Ferrara in "New Rose Hotel"),- it handles the story plain and proper for Ferrara to do his thing behind the camera.

• The best part of the movie is when he (Devereaux) boards the plane and then is asked to step out and the whole police procedure begins. Depardieu feels very comfortable during this complex scenes as does Ferrara, who doesn't hesitate even for a second to show us what the real man experienced.

Ferrara goes as far as to treat yet another situation that Strauss Kahn found him self in. Ferrara's Devereaux after the N.Y. arrest tries to rape a journalist, in real life this allegation happened to Strauss-Kahn who was accused for such an act and is scheduled to appear in court for trial in 2015. Bisset plays Devereaux's wife and fulfills the other part of the story...

• Now i'll try and give you some reason why you should watch it or stay away from it: If you are familiar with the real life story of DSK then give it a shot, you wont be disappointed... If you are not an Abel Ferrara fan then skip it (it will be your loss)... If you want to see Depardieu on one of his best roles he has ever done then watch it, the man was the perfect choice for this role.

Hope this helped.

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