Welcome to New York

R

2014

2h 5m

Drama

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57 Reviews

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A powerful French politician (Gérard Depardieu) goes on trial for sexually assaulting a chambermaid in his Manhattan hotel room.

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Critics Consensus

Led by a fearless performance from Gerard Depardieu, Welcome to New York is director Abel Ferrara at his most repulsive -- and most compulsively watchable.

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

Few actors in the world are better suited to play a gluttonous pig than Gerard Depardieu, and I mean that in the best possible way one can make such an assertion.

Rated: 4.0

Apr 26, 2015

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Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

[The] deliberate structure demonstrates Ferrara's artfulness, as does the lush imagery.

Rated: 3/4

Apr 23, 2015

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Michael Phillips

Chicago Tribune

The film, a sleek and oddly moving study in the cost of debauchery, has its gleeful excesses.

Rated: 3/4

Apr 23, 2015

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D.M. Palmer

Vague Visages

Ferrara articulates that this is a New York he no longer recognizes; it has to be viewed from afar now, it is invested with a spirit he no longer comprehends. Nevertheless, Devereaux’s downfall must be witnessed in all its unseemly detail...

Nov 9, 2023

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Dan Brightmore

NME (New Musical Express)

Gerard Depardieu is odious but compelling in Abel Ferrara's dark tale...

Jun 16, 2021

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Daniel Barnes

Dare Daniel

The contrast between Ferrara's seething hot rage and the cold, clean gloom of his images remains compelling throughout.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 25, 2020

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Abel Ferrara ("Bad Lieutenant") es un director salvaje que busca incomodar al espectador. Y lo logra de una manera brutal con "Welcome To New York", una perturbadora obra maestra basada en hechos reales acerca del sexo, el poder y la riqueza. "Welcome to New York" nos cuenta la historia del Sr. Deveraux, un diplomático francés y director del Banco Mundial, quien vive impulsado por el deseo de devorarse al mundo. El Sr. Deveraux vive en un mundo de derroche, orgías y consumo de sustancias psicoactivas. Cuando intenta violar a la mucama de un hotel, el Sr. Derevaux se ve envuelto en un escándalo que lo afectará tanto a él como a su esposa Simone. Gérard Depardieu interpreta al Sr. Deveraux como un elefante hedonista y monstruoso que gruñe, sisea y solo piensa en su propio placer. Jacqueline Bisset interpreta a Simone como una esposa/madre, que limpia la suciedad dejada por su esposo/hijo. En este recuento lleno de sexo y sin concesiones, Ferrara logra mostrarnos cómo el dinero corrompe y cómo nadie en realidad quiere ser salvado.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Audience Member

a powerful French politician is accused of sexual assault. fair drama inspired by true events.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Audience Member

A disappointingly subdued effort from Ferrara

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Clearly based on a former IMF head, it's quite explicit in the first hour which does set the scene for what becomes a heavily psychological ride into the mind the protagonist and his seemingly detached relationship from everyone he knows and society in general.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

Pretty boring! Vaikkakin Depardieu on aika niljakas roolissaan.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Audience Member

Fair (although I believe MOViE MOViE has cut almost 30 minutes out).

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Jacqueline Bisset

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Synopsis

A powerful French politician (Gérard Depardieu) goes on trial for sexually assaulting a chambermaid in his Manhattan hotel room.

Director: Abel Ferrara
Producer: Anthony Gudas, Michael Corso
Screenwriter: Abel Ferrara, Christ Zois
Production Co: Belladonna Productions LLC
Rating: R (Language|Graphic Nudity|A Rape|Strong Sexuality)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Runtime: 2h 5m

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