Fading Gigolo is an upcoming indie comedy which comes from director John Turturro and has an awesome cast on board. Just in case you’re not so familiar with the whole thing, I will first inform you that Sofía Vergara, Sharon Stone, Vanessa Paradis, Liev Schreiber and Woody Allen all star in this film. Then, I will also say that today we have the first official poster and pretty cool set photos to share with you, so – yeah, you already know what to do…
As we previously reported, Fading Gigolo comes from writer/director (and actor) John Turturro, and the story centers on two men who are growing old and become gigolos to make some easy cash.
Woody Allen plays Murray, who begins to pimp out Turturro’s character, but things go wrong when the guys in the Hasidic Jewish community (where they live) begin to suspect and (like that’s not enough) Turturro falls for a Jewish widow named Avital, played by Vanessa Paradis.
At this moment we also know that Sharon Stone is on board to star as a dermatologist named Dr. Parker, who hires Turturro’s services, while Sofia Vergara plays a married woman and wealthy client Selima, who wishes to have a threesome with Stone and Turturro.
The movie is still without an official release date, but as usual – we’ll keep an eye on it! In the meanwhile, make sure you click on these images to take a better look at the Fading Gigolo cast, and let us know what you think!
John Turturro proofed that he can handle a light comedy as an actor as well as a director. It is easy to see how he got Woody Allen to appear in his film because the story could be by Woody Allen himself and the figure Allen plays sounds as familiar as it can be. Even the Jewish neighborhood fits very well.
The movie starts out with no waste of time as a Woody Allen-style comedy without overdoing it. Allen coaxes Turturro, who works in a flower shop to become a hired lover for rich middle aged ladies. They share the money he gets and Allen spends it for the black! family he lives with. This partnership works out pretty fast and quite successful. But then the story does a sudden turn into deeper emotions when Allen connects him with the widow Avigal who is a devoted Jewess who after two years still mourns her dead husband…
Although many scenes begin as a comedy some end on a very touching note. John Turturro knows when it is best to let the audience guess what will come next. Although a bit of a fairy tale story he never completely leaves the bounds of reality, especially in the end of the film. I left the theater with a smile.