Nightmare Alley

A classic novel of American noir, once adapted during the golden age of Hollywood with Tyrone Power and Joan Blondell in the leading roles. And now a new film version has hit the global screens: directed by Guillermo del Toro («Pan's Labyrinth», «The Shape of Water», «The Devil's Backbone», «Hellboy»), the film stars Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Willem Dafoe, Ron Perlman, Rooney Mara, Toni Collette, and others. Stan Carlisle works in a traveling carnival «Ten in One». He is young, talented, and ambitious and, with a keen understanding of human nature, has the makings of a successful mentalist — a «reader of minds». And now Stan is performing on prestigious stages with his own act, marrying a beautiful assistant, and his spiritual sessions are highly popular in high society. However, even while preparing the most grandiose con of his career, he cannot escape the image of the «nightmare alley» that has haunted him since childhood… «The infamous American dream is turned inside out by Gresham. His hero limps through the darkness of the nightmare alley, hoping against hope — and we hope alongside him — that the path will not end in a dead end and that light will appear ahead» (Los Angeles Times).