And this week, audiences in vegas will get their chance to see it. Fortunately, this wound up working out for the movie, but it did have the. This chef, named frank, is caught by the seductive charm of a woman named lola. Frank michael shannon, a talented chef living in las vegas, meets lola imogen poots, a beautiful and mysterious young girl new to the city. Together, frank and lola build an intense relationship that saves them from their mutual despair. Shannon portrays frank, a gifted but struggling chef who snags a promising opportunity in las vegas at the same time that his girlfriend lola imogen poots is trying to recharge her career as a. Also, theres a great kind of visual marker of success as a chef in vegas, which is the strip, which is so visible.
Mall cop 2 and the littleseen golf caper the squeeze. Frank and lola 2016 a psychosexual noir love story, set in las vegas and paris, about love, obsession, sex, betrayal, revenge and ultimately, the search for redemption directed by matthew ross. A talented las vegas chef falls in love with an aspiring fashion designer but turns violently jealous. In the early stages of writerdirector matthew rosss debut feature, shannon plays franka las vegas chef who becomes obsessed with revenge after he discovers a sordid aspect of his girlfriend. We shot the siberia part of the film, as well as the interior st. In the early stages of writerdirector matthew rosss debut feature, shannon plays franka las vegas chef who. Set in las vegas and paris, it follows the passionate and obsessive love.
Dec 08, 2016 early in franks relationship with lola, he whips up an afterhours caviar omelet for her at the vegas bistro where he runs the kitchen. A psychosexual noir love story, set in las vegas and paris, about love, obsession. Frank michael shannon is a brooding, staunch las vegas chef who always focused his energy into his culinary talents until he meets lola imogen poots, a young and beautiful enigma. How long theyve been together, how they met, and other details are not immediately apparent. An obsessive las vegas chef michael shannon falls in love with a mysterious woman imogen poots, but an act of infidelity turns their relationship into a paranoid nightmare. A las vegas chef soon becomes a potential murderer for the woman he loves. When lola receives a job as a fashion designer, frank becomes jealous of her boss, keith winkleman, even though keith makes it clear that he does not make a habit of sleeping with his employees. This film tells the story of a las vegas chef, who has a beautiful girlfriend. Frank is a brooding, staunch las vegas chef who always focused his energy into his culinary talentsuntil he meets lola, a young and beautiful enigma.
Station casinos ceo says buffets, poker rooms wont open. In an earnings call tuesday afternoon, station casinos ceo frank. The movie s director and screenwriter matthew ross talked about his new film. A noir love story, set in las vegas and paris, about love, obsession, sex, betrayal, revenge and, ultimately, the search for redemption. Matthew rosss debut feature stars michael shannon as frank, an upandcoming chef. In this waste of time, he plays frank, a neurotic chef in las vegas who is sexually involved with a recent college grad and aspiring fashion designer named lola imogen poots. Frank, a chef working in las vegas, meets and falls for lola a mysterious young woman who is new to the city. Basically the entire film is about these two and after the halfway mark, another character joins them to add more suspense. This was michael shannons show as frank, but the plot developed mysteries surrounded by character lola that played by imogen poots. Cracks begin to show after lola suddenly cheats on frank michael shannon is a brooding. A psychosexual noir love story set in las vegas and paris about love, obsession, sex, betrayal, revenge and ultimately the search for redemption. Together, frank and lola build an intense relationship that saves each other from their mutual despair. Frank and lola starts right in the middle of a frank sex scene between its leads, the fortysomething chef frank michael shannon and the recent college graduate and wouldbe fashion designer lola imogen poots, and it continues in that vein, dropping us into the middle of moments, relationships and predicaments and expecting us to find our way through them.
With michael shannon, imogen poots, justin long, rosanna arquette. Frank is a brooding las vegas chef who has always focused his energy into his culinary talents, until he meets lola, a young and beautiful enigma. Its about a couple that builds an intense relationship that saves each other from their mutual despair, but begins to crack as a man from lolas past temps her future with frank. Frank and lola starts right in the middle of a frank sex scene. The film was produced by the nevadabased lola pictures. Frank becomes obsessed with her attacker and stalks him. Cracks begin to show after lola suddenly cheats on frank, which leads to frank s evolving mistrust of lola and a growing obsession with an imposing man. Dec 09, 2016 frank was a pretty easy switch, because hes a chef and there are more chefs in las vegas than there are probably anywhere else in the world. Michael shannon and imogen poots are a good pair with. The pair build an intense relationship to save each other from their mutual despair, but cracks begin to show when a man from lola s past threatens their happiness and frank becomes increasingly obsessed with salvaging their bond. Frank, immediately drawn to lola, does everything in.
Mirroring this is the brilliant way las vegas is presented a slight veneer of class, but a suggestion of seediness and amorality settled comfortably as an undercurrent while the. A psychosexual noir love story, set in las vegas and paris, about love, obsession, sex, betrayal, revenge and, ultimately, the search for redemption. Michael shannon and imogen poots are a good pair with nowhere. Frank and lola meet and soon fall hard and fast for one another. It starts with lola poots, a recent college graduate, and frank shannon, an experienced chef, living in las vegas and already in a relationship together. The movie shares its title with a jimmy buffett song. Matthew rosss debut feature stars michael shannon as frank, an upandcoming chef, and imogen poots as lola, an aspiring fashion designer, who find one another. It begins in bed, the blinking las vegas skyline in the distance.
Movie info an obsessive las vegas chef michael shannon falls in love with a mysterious woman imogen poots, but an act of infidelity turns their relationship into a paranoid nightmare. In this waste of time, he plays frank, a neurotic chef in las vegas who. Jan 23, 2016 shannon portrays frank, a gifted but struggling chef who snags a promising opportunity in las vegas at the same time that his girlfriend lola imogen poots is trying to recharge her career as a. She explains the unfortunate truth, and he decides to sell revenge from the perpetrator. Matthew rosss debut feature stars michael shannon as frank, an upandcoming chef, and imogen poots as lola, an aspiring fashion designer, who find one another at a point when each is at a. Well, it was the story of a decently succeeded chef and his new girlfriend. Mystery romantiek film geregisseerd door matthew ross. Its a huge shift to go from frank and lola in las vegas to this film, set in the russian winter. Frank portrayed by michael shannon is a real hedonist. Its set in the bars, restaurants, and alltooordinary apartments. Las vegas chef frank michael shannon is dating recent grad lola imogen poots. An obsessive las vegas chef michael shannon falls in love with a mysterious. Moving forcefully between movies and theater, michael shannon is a.