Let Us Descend
2025
“Every fear hides a wish.”
Edmond (2006)
July 14, 20061h 22mEN
5.9
213 votes
Overview
Seemingly mild-mannered businessman Edmond Burke visits a fortuneteller and hears a remark that spurs him to leave his wife abruptly and seek what is missing from his life. Encounters with strangers and unsavory people weaken the barriers encompassing his long-suppressed rage, until Edmond explodes in violence.
Director
Stuart GordonWriters
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$10.0M
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Production Companies
Muse ProductionsTartan FilmsCode EntertainmentWerner Film120dB FilmsPretty Dangerous Films
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6.0It never hurts a movie to have both William H. Macy and Joe Mantegna, not least because there’s a good chance it’s a David Mamet film. Mantegna appears briefly in Edmond, adapted by Mamet from his one-act play and directed by Stuart Gordon, but his intervention is key. Edmond Burke (Macy) encounters Mantegna’s character in a bar, and after the two bond over their shared racism, the latter gives the former a card with the address of a nightclub, but which Edmond momentarily sees as a Tarot card: the Hierophant. This is ironic because the Hierophant is believed to bring religious worshiper…
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