The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968)
Directed by William Friedkin
Rachel arrives in New York from her Amish community intent on becoming a dancer. Unfortunately Billy Minsky's Burlesque is hardly the place for her Dances From The Bible. But the show's comedian Raymond sees a way of wrong-footing the local do-gooders by announcing the new Paris sensation "Mme Fifi" and putting on Rachel's performance as the place is raided. All too complicated, the more so since her father is scouring the town for her and both Raymond and his straight-man Chick are falling for Rachel.
2 connections found
View:
2 connections, in both directions
What critics compared The Night They Raided Minsky's to
From the cars, to the clothes, to the hairstyles, to the home décor—everything is perfectly, lovingly in place, and Tarantino packs the film with references to movies and television and music both familiar and obscure (marquees and posters and billboards in the background remind us of the existence of movies such as The Night They Raided Minsky’s, The Illustrated Man, Ice Station Zebra, Candy, and 3 in the Attic).
In The Night They Raided Minsky’s (1968), The French Connection (1971), Sorcerer (1977), The Brink’s Job (1978), Deal of the Century (1983), To Live and Die in L.A. (1985), Blue Chips (1994) and, more recently, Killer Joe (2011), the pursuit of money entails underhand tactics, struggle, betrayal and violence.
William Friedkin es uno de esos directores de antaño que a pesar de haber formado parte del glorioso y rupturista Nuevo Hollywood de la década del 70, en esencia su producción artística puede categorizarse sin problemas como la de cualquier otro director de la fase inmediatamente previa, la del Hollywood Clásico, ya que sus películas fueron de lo más variopintas y pueden dividirse en obras maestras o faenas muy interesantes, hablamos de Los Chicos de la Banda ( The Boys in the Band , 1970), Contacto en Francia ( The French Connection , 1971), El Exorcista ( The Exorcist , 1973), Sorcerer (1977), Cruising (1980), la televisiva 12 Hombres en Pugna ( 12 Angry Men , 1997) y Killer Joe (2011), trabajos atractivos pero de segunda línea, pensemos en Fiesta de Cumpleaños ( The Birthday Party , 1968), Los Alegres Veintes ( The Night They Raided Minsky’s , 1968), ¿Y Dónde Está el Ladrón?