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Paris Trout (1991)
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Paris Trout is a vile Southern bigot. He owns a store and is a loanshark. He often sues people, and so his lawyer, Harry Seagraves, eventually meets Paris' wife Hannah. A former schoolteacher, she made the mistake of her life when she married Paris, who brutalizes her. Soon Paris goes beyond the overgenerous bounds of what a man in his position can get away with even in the segregated South, leading to a spiral of perverse insanity.
Style:
neo noir, psychological, serious, emotional, realistic, disturbing, biting, suspense
Plot:
rape, redneck, lawyer, abusive husband, children, paranoia, abuse, domestic abuse, relationships, marital abuse, law, racism, family relations, small town, injustice, legal, society, courtroom drama, small town life, dishonesty, domestic disturbance, violent content, sex, violence, court ...
Time:
1940s, year 1991, 20th century, 40s
Place:
georgia, usa
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Story:
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