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Apartment Zero is a film of genre Drama directed by Martin Donovan released in USA on 15 september 1989 with Hart Bochner

Apartment Zero (1989)

Apartment Zero
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Apartment Zero is a political thriller from Argentina. Directed by Argentine-born screenwriter Martin Donovan and starring Hart Bochner and Colin Firth, the film is suffused with homoerotic overtones and moments of black comedy. The film was produced in 1988 and premiered at film festivals throughout 1989.

Synopsis

Adrian LeDuc (Firth) is the owner of a revival house in Buenos Aires. Adrian is emotionally repressed, prone to suspicion and paranoia, devoted to old movies and to his mother, who resides in a nursing home, suffering from dementia. Adrian visits her frequently, holding conversations that, as her illness progresses, become increasingly one-sided. Adrian is a tenant in a rundown apartment building; he lives in apartment 10, although the 1 is missing from his door (hence the film's title). Apart from his mother, the core of his emotional life is movies--specifically classic American movies and stars. Apartment Zero opens with a shot of Adrian in his theater, watching the final scene of Touch of Evil.

Actors

Hart Bochner

(Jack Carney)
Colin Firth

(Adrian LeDuc)
Liz Smith

(Mary Louise McKinney)
Dora Bryan

(Margaret McKinney)
Mirella D'Angelo

(Laura Werpachowsky)
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