Music of Chance 1993 Dvd

Very dark drama starring James Spader and Mandy Patinkin on RARE DVD. Presented in 16×9 ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN!

Plot: James Nashe (Mandy Patinkin), a man who has been aimlessly driving

around the country for a year, trying to regain control of his life, picks up a

bruised and ragged drifter by the side of the road one day. The drifter, Jack

Pozzi (James Spader) turns out to be a seedy young poker player, down on his

luck but hoping to strike it rich after winning against two eccentric millionaires

who have invited him to a game at their posh mansion. In a spontaneous

decision, Nashe elects to accompany Pozzi and puts up his own meager savings

to back him in the game. But what appeared to be a sure thing ends up going

horribly wrong for the partners, and they lose everything. Their opponents

propose a preposterous payback scheme: Pozzi and Nashe are to remain on

the estate and erect a wall from the ruins of an old Irish castle. Left with

no alternative, the two men agree, unaware that they are in for far more than

they bargained. The film, based on Paul Auster’s existentialist novel, is laden

with symbolism and a growing sense of menace as the story progresses–

an engrossing, atmospheric debut feature from director Philip Haas.

The DVD is encode NTSC REGION 0(playable worldwide).