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Berlin International Film Festival · 2026

Berlin International Film Festival 2026

Berlinale Classics

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Leaving Las Vegas

Review preview for Leaving Las Vegas

Cage and Shue transform [their characters] into believable people you feel you could talk with - transcending the usual boundaries of the screen and your heart.

Scott Macdonald · 5 out of 5
A sensational, if doomed romance between a prostitute and a suicidal drunk.

(Country: France, USA, UK; Year: 1995; Director: Mike Figgis; Writer: John O'Brien, Mike Figgis; Stars: Nicolas Cage, Elisabeth Shue, Julian Sands, Richard Lewis, Steven Weber, Kim Adams, Emily Procter, Stuart Regen, Valeria Golino, Graham Beckel, Al Henderson)