Brandauer, however, takes what probably would have been an interesting character and makes it a fascinating one, bringing complexity, depth, and an understated sense of humor to Alek, adding just the right spin to otherwise unmemorable lines.
Streets of Gold (1986)
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Reviews Counted:13
Fresh:4
Rotten:9
Average Rating:4.5/10
Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Klaus Maria Brandauer stars in this unusual boxing film that takes the coach's perspective. Alek Neuman is an angry Jewish immigrant in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn passing his days as a... Klaus Maria Brandauer stars in this unusual boxing film that takes the coach's perspective. Alek Neuman is an angry Jewish immigrant in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn passing his days as a dishwasher. He spends his nights nursing his bitterness with booze. At one time, Neuman might have been a top prizefighter. But the power brokers in his native, and fiercely atheistic, Russia kept him out of the ring because of his faith. Then Neuman meets two street kids who may have what it takes to make it as boxers, and he offers to coach them. [More]
Starring: Klaus Maria Brandauer, Wesley Snipes, Adrian Pasdar, Ángela Molina
Starring: Klaus Maria Brandauer, Wesley Snipes, Adrian Pasdar, Ángela Molina
Director: Joe Roth
Director: Joe Roth
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Reviews for Streets of Gold
Director Roth never uses a short jab when he can take a wild swing, usually at the cold inhumanity of Soviet society.
The film punches most powerfully when Roth simply allows his camera to gaze upon Brandauer's broken-down magnificence.
A lot of the film was shot in Brighton Beach, and looks authentic, but everything else is either synthetic or derivative, like the musical score.
It's a wonder nobody had thought of casting Brandauer as a boxer before -- his work is so full of devilish feints and tricky, misleading expressions.
Streets of Gold starts out to make a statement about the kind of person this Russian emigre was, and it ends up using him as the backdrop for a tired Hollywood formula.
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