L.A. Noir: The Limey

L.A. Noir: Shadows in Paradise

Presented by Greg Olson Productions

In the period between director Steven Soderbergh’s stunning indy Cannes debut sex, lies and videotape (1991) and his mainstream 2000s triumphs like Erin Brockovich, Traffic, and Ocean’s Eleven, he crafted this lean, compelling quest film with a counterculture vibe. Aging Cockney ex-con Wilson (Swinging Sixties British icon Terence Stamp) flies into L.A. when he learns his dear daughter Jenny (Melissa George) died in a car crash. Her death was suspicious, and Wilson takes it upon himself to get answers. The road leads to Valentine (icon of Hip Peter Fonda) music world mogul and drug trafficker, who was Jenny’s last boyfriend. Valentine’s surrounded by protectors (Barry Newman of the 1971 cult favorite Vanishing Point), but Wilson gets help from Jenny’s friends (Luis Guzman, cult Cool Girl Leslie Ann Warren). Wilson’s bent on cold, icy revenge, but director Soderbergh calls the tune. With Warhol star Joe Dellesandro, George Clooney (uncredited archive footage).

Individual Tickets: $15
Passes: $109 | $91 SIFF SAM, Swedish Club, UW Cinema Studies, NWFF, SFI, TheFilmSchool, Festa Italiana, Alliance Francaise de Seattle, Scarecrow Video, & KING FM members