Welcome to New York (2014)

• Year: 2014
• Released: 27 Mar 2015
• Country: United States, France
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2758890/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/Welcome_to_New_York
• Metacritics: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/welcome-to-new-york
• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: English, French
• MPA Rating: R
• Genre: Drama
• Runtime: 125 min
• Writer: Abel Ferrara, Christ Zois
• Director: Abel Ferrara
• Cast: Gérard Depardieu, Jacqueline Bisset, Shanyn Leigh
• Keywords: prostitute, hotel room, housekeeper, nypd, overweight man,

	5.5/10
	71/100

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In New York, the French director of the World Bank Mr. Devereaux is a pervert and womanizer, partying and participating in gang bangs with women. When he tries to rape the hotel housekeeper in his room, the woman reports to the police. Devereaux is arrested, affecting also the life of his wife Simone.

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Who are you to judge me?

I have never been disappointed with an Abel Ferrara film yet never seem in a rush to see a new one. I guess the ferocity of emotions he tends to whip up are both exciting and disturbing. This particular film, depicting the events surrounding Dominique Strauss- Kahn’s attack upon a maid in his New York hotel was so dismissed by the critics at the time of its release, I delayed my viewing. No need to have had any doubts though, this is a sensationally good film. Gerard Depardieu was a fantastic choice to play the lead for despite all the horrors and abuse of power, there is something about the actor and his reputation that presumably, like DSK in real life, prevents the viewer from totally dismissing the guy as an animal. A couple of devastating, direct to camera stares underline this, ‘Who are you to judge me?’ attitude. Jacqueline Bisset is also very effective as his then wife and there is a very powerful scene when she is showing him round the flat she has found for him and tries to resist his clumsy advances. The dialogue is brilliant throughout and totally believable and it seemed to me that i may never have heard such convincing lines from non white actors, particularly in the courtroom, police and prison scenes. The whole sequence following the removal from the plane and his incarceration and strip search are spine tinglingly believable. I must also mention that before we launch into the main story Ferrara presents us with the DSK view of the world with ‘ladies’ sweeping into a briefing session to fold themselves over his lap and offer a blow job. And then an orgy scene in New York shot really tight with just parts of bodies visible and cocaine laced whipped cream much to the fore. A highly erotic scene to set us up for the main body of the film leaving us in no doubt all the while that a certain part of the man’s (any man’s?) anatomy is directing his actions.

CAUTION. YOU ARE NEAR THE END OF THE MOVING WALK

This film is a fictional retelling/ docudrama of the Dominique Struass-Kahn rape accusation by a New York maid in 2011. The film changes the names and adds fictionalized dramatic personal details as we see the wife (Jacqueline Bisset) upset that the case ruined HER ambitions and life. Good dramatic performances. Not a court room drama.

We are introduced to the party lifestyle of Devereaux (Gérard Depardieu) and after about 30 minutes we have an arrest. Much of the drama consists of the discussion between him and his wife. A good portion of the film is in French.

Good drama. Front loaded nudity.

Parental Guide: F-bomb, sex, nudity (Natasha Romanova, Lucy Campbell, Raquel Nave, Gérard Depardieu)

It’s obvious isn’t it?

They can deny it all they want, but the blueprint of the story is too close to a real person to not be immediately linked with it. Maybe they fear lawsuits by Sarkozy, though I doubt he still has the power to do anything like that, but that would be the only reason I can imagine. Obviously the portraying of a french man is not the best. Maybe some would feel that it does put all male from France into a doubtful light, but that would not be a fair assumption. We’re talking about a spoiled guy, the nationality does not matter.

There’s also a lot of nudity in this (also from Gerard Depardieu, in case you were wondering). The subject matter is also very harsh, but shows what addiction and loss of sense (or senses?) can do to a person. Maybe therapy can help, maybe not. Bottom line is, there is bad things happening. All shown in a very slow pace (like a “body search”, which has some fun dialog as well) … can you bare it? (sorry for the pun)