Some people will do anything to gain power. Some will do anything to keep it.
Sep 10,2006
The story of an idealist's rise to power in the world of Louisiana politics and the corruption that leads to his ultimate downfall. Based on the1946 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel written by Robert Penn Warren.
| nudity | Dancer on stage reveal cleavage, legs, and bottoms to Willie, who selects each night's sex partner from these semi-private auditions. In repeated flashbacks, Jack watches Anne naked in a river (from the back, in the moonlight) and remembers her undressing for bed, only to be disappointed at his own inaction (footage is blurry). |
| violence | A violent assassination concludes the film, including much blood (mostly black and white). Another man is wheeled out on a stretcher with a blood stained sheet covering him; implying the man shot himself. Accusations of responsibility follow. Characters fight, awkwardly; there's talk of a school fire that kills children (but only the funeral is shown on screen). |
| profanity | Variation of n-word used by white men; 'goddamn' ; "for Chr*st's sake", and other mild language ("hell"). |
| alcohol | Frequend cigarette and cigar smoking; a couple of characters are alcoholics, and they and others drink to the point of drunkenness (including passing out). |
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