Leaving Las Vegas (1995) — Screenplay
A self-destructive screenwriter moves to Las Vegas to drink himself to death, but his encounter with a compassionate prostitute complicates his plan through an unconventional bond.
- Written by
- Mike Figgis, John O'Brien
- Genre
- Drama, Romance
- Studio
- Lumiere Pictures
- Length
- 94 pages
Study Figgis's unflinching portrait of codependency and addiction, which eschews melodrama for a starkly honest tone. The film's nonlinear structure and jazz-inflected visual style mirror the protagonist's chaotic inner life, while the dialogue’s brutal vulnerability reveals character through subtext. A masterclass in balancing grim subject matter with unexpected tenderness.
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