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Kevin Spacey returns

posted 2 years ago by Chester (223)
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… in this Italian film directed by and starring Franco Nero. Faye Dunaway and Robert Davi also star.

It’s been released on streaming in Russia. Nero plays a blind artist who draws accurate portraits based on how people sound, he gets arrested for false sexual assault allegations. Spacey plays the police detective taking him down. I’m guessing the actors will speak in English so it can have a global release?

Interesting to see Spacey return in this given the subject matter. He’s a great actor and I’m glad to see him return, he’s clearly testing the waters in a supporting role in a foreign film. The several allegations made against him have come to nothing so far… I suspect he engaged in some Hollywood groping, gay edition, but nothing Cosby-level. Until he is found guilty I want to see Spacey back on the screen, he’s such a great presence.

Russian trailer here: https://youtu.be/ekwXUe6SD6c

[–] HarveyManFredSin (4877) 2 years ago

Until 2017, Spacey was one of my all-time favourite actors, even if he hadn't been in any truly brilliant film for a good long while. I even had, what I considered at the time, the pleasure, of seeing him on stage with Jeff Goldblum at the Old Vic.

But the more I read about the multiple allegations against him, I simply haven't got the energy to give him any more of my good will. The same thing's happening with Kanye West, who I also was a big fan of until recently. I don't truly believe either of these men are as irredeemable as Weinstein and Cosby (i.e. I don't believe Spacey has actually raped anyone, although according to Anthony Rapp, he did at least attempt to rape him when Rapp was a minor, some time in the 80s, and as heinous as West's words have been, if he were to retract them and profusely apologise, he could potentially go some way to making up for at least some of the damage he's already done, whereas Weinstein, Cosby and R Kelly's crimes are truly unforgiveable no matter how much time they serve, and no matter if they were even to repent). But neither of them have yet recognised how awful they are, far less come anywhere near close to contrition for their behaviour, and until they do that, I can't even consider 'forgiving them', assuming forgiveness will *ever* be on the cards.