Melody for a Hustler

2.6 | 1998-10-14 | Drama Comedy Crime

French novelist Vincent Ravalec made his directorial debut with this French drama about small-time crook Gaston (Yvan Attal) who poses as a millionaire after he picks up hitchhiking 16-year-old Marie-Pierre (Virginie Lanoue). Actually living in a seedy apartment, Gaston deals in stolen goods, but he soon climbs to bigger heists, including car thefts. Concealing his illegal activities, Gaston operates his company, Extramill, out of upscale, posh offices, while he and Marie-Pierre move into a sedate upper-middle-class neighborhood. Life is sweet, but the onset of paranoia, kinky sex activities, and police probes eventually culminate in violence.

Featured Crew

Vincent Ravalec	Director
Jean-Pierre Alessandrini	Producer
Vincent Ravalec	Screenplay
Robert Miny	Original Music Composer
Philippe Le Sourd	Director of Photography
Fred Lapierre	Production Design
Frédérique Lapierre	Production Design
Yvon Lemière	Editor
Vincent Ravalec	Novel
Jean-Pierre Maricourt	Special Effects