Love the hard way /

By night, Jack and his partner Charlie, masquerade as vice cops to pull risky scams on Manhattan tourists. By day, Jack secretly crafts a pulp novel based on the experiences and emotions that define his life. But Jack's street charm prove no match for Claire, a beautiful, straight-laced grad s...

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Corporate Authors:	Une International Pictures (Firm), Vif International Films (Firm), P'Artisan Film (Firm), Time Film and TV Production (Firm), Open City Films (Firm), Kino International Corporation
Other Authors:	Sehr, Peter, 1951-, Brody, Adrien, Ayanna, Charlotte, Seda, Jon, Diehl, August, 1976-, Grier, Pam, 1949-, Peterson, Liza Jessie, Regen, Elizabeth, Shou, Wang
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Kino on Video, [2003]
Edition:	Letterboxed.
Subjects:	Vice control > New York (State) > Manhattan > Drama. Graduate students > New York (State) > Manhattan > Drama. Man-woman relationships > New York (State) > Manhattan > Drama. Gangster films. Romance > Feature > Videodisc. Film noir. Motion pictures, American. Motion pictures, German. Feature films.

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Summary:	By night, Jack and his partner Charlie, masquerade as vice cops to pull risky scams on Manhattan tourists. By day, Jack secretly crafts a pulp novel based on the experiences and emotions that define his life. But Jack's street charm prove no match for Claire, a beautiful, straight-laced grad student who manages to see through Jack's lone wolf exterior. Through Jack, Claire eventually finds herself drawn into the underworld Manhattan night life.
Item Description:	Inspired by the novel: Yi ben shi huo yan, yi ban shi shui / by Wang Shou. Originally released as a motion picture in 2001. Aspect ratio 1.85:1; enhanced for 16x9 TVs. Special features: U-store it, U-lock it, U-keep the key : Love the hard way : the making-of a film / by Marie Noelle (2001, 60 min.) -- Deleted scenes and clips -- Theatrical trailer -- Stills gallery. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; Dolby digital 5.1.
Audience:	MPAA rating: R.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Guy Dufaux ; editor, Christian Nauheimer ; music composer, Dahoud Darien ; costume designer, Kathryn Nixon ; production designer, Debbie De Villa.