The con’s on us

Confidence fails to inspire it, but Chaplin’s dictator is still worth listening to

Confidence

15, 98mins





Gerry

15, 103mins





The man who sued God

15, 90mins





Vendredi Soir

15, 90mins





The Great Dictator

U, 125mins





Traces of a Dragon

No cert, 94mins

CON ARTISTS have fascinated audiences ever since Subtle, Face and Dol Common perpetrated their scams on unwitting fools in Ben Jonson’s The Alchemist. There’s something reassuring for viewers about being in on a con. It’s almost as if we’re privy to the artistic process, visitors to a hallowed film set, holders of a backstage pass. As Edward Burns’s character says of his masterplan in Confidence: “It’s like putting on a play — as long as we know our lines, nothing can go wrong.” He forgot the bit about bumping into the furniture.

The Sting is, perhaps,

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