Itsa long and sometimes flashy film, but Verhoeven does dial some of his style back.

Theres a fantasy to it, or, if not a fantasy, then a winking excessiveness.

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L.A. Confidential - 1997 - poster showing the main characters.

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Confidential' (1997)

Director: Curtis Hanson

IfL.A.

Confidentialcounts as a film noir movie, then its right up there with the best of all time.

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Kim Tae-ri and Kim Min-hee in ‘The Handmaiden’

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