Moscow murder mystery
Based on Martin Cruz Smith’s best-selling novel, “Gorky Park,” which will start at the Regent tomorrow, tells the story of a Russian detective — clever, lonely and isolated — who becomes obsessed with solving a triple murder.
Starring William Hurt, who received critical acclaim for roles in “Body Heat” and "The Big Chill,” and Lee Marvin, who won an Academy Award for “Cat Ballou,” this film is a detailed, elaborate blending of mystery, thriller and love story. It is also a revealing portrait of modern-day life in the Soviet Union.
“Gorky Park” is a rich blending of elements, but is mostly about a man who, in unravelling the crime of three mutilated bodies found in the snow, bumps into the odd corners of Soviet society and meets a beautiful girl, Joanne Pacula, who desperately wants to get out of Russia.
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Press, 26 April 1984, Page 18
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