Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)

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Country: USA
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Release: 1997-11-21
Director: Clint Eastwood
Writers: John Berendt , John Lee Hancock
Language: English | French
Stars: John Cusack (I) , Kevin Spacey , Jack Thompson , Irma P. Hall , Jude Law , Alison Eastwood , Paul Hipp , Lady Chablis , Dorothy Loudon , Anne Haney
Runtime: 155 min
Awards: 1 win & 4 nominations
AKA: Vidurnaktis gerio ir blogio sode (Lithuania) , Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil , Mitternacht im Garten von Gut und Böse (Germany) , Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (Canada) , Нощем в градината на доброто и злото (Bulgaria) , Północ w ogrodzie dobra i zła (Poland) , 熱天午夜之慾望地帶 (Taiwan) , Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (Ireland) , Поноћ у врту добра и зла (Serbia) , Medianoche en el jardín del bien y del mal (Spain) , Mesanyhta ston kipo tou kalou kai tou kakou (Greece) , Ponoć u vrtu dobra i zla (Croatia) , Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (United Kingdom) , Mitternacht im Garten von Gut und Böse (Austria) , Media noche en el jardín del bien y del mal (Mexico) , Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (Australia) , İyi ile Kötünün Bahçesinde Geceyarısı (Turkey) , Meia-Noite no Jardim do Bem e do Mal (Brazil) , Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (India) , Meia-Noite no Jardim do Bem e do Mal (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Midnat i det gode og ondes have (Denmark) , Mezzanotte nel giardino del bene e del male (Italy) , Полночь в саду добра и зла (Russian Federation) , Minuit dans le jardin du bien et du mal (France, French Republic) , Medianoche en el jardín del bien y del mal (Argentina) , Μεσάνυχτα στον κήπο του καλού και του κακού (Greece) , Midnatt i ondskans och godhetens trädgård (Sweden) , Minuit dans le jardin du bien et du mal (Canada) , Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (United States of America) , Medianoche en el jardín del bien y del mal (Uruguay, Eastern Republic of) , Půlnoc v zahradě dobra a zla (Czech Republic) , Keskiyö hyvän ja pahan puutarhassa (Finland) , Éjfél a jó és a rossz kertjében (Hungary) , Опівночі у саду добра і зла (Ukraine) , 真夜中のサバナ (Japan)
Plot: This panoramic tale of Savannah, Georgia's eccentricities focuses on a murder and the subsequent trial of James Arthur Williams (Kevin Spacey): self made man, art collector, antiques dealer, bon vivant, and semi-closeted homosexual. John Kelso (John Cusack) a magazine reporter, finds himself in Savannah amidst the beautiful architecture and odd doings to write a feature on one of William's famous Christmas parties. He is intrigued by Williams from the start, but his curiosity is piqued when he meets Jim's violent, young and sexy lover, Billy Hanson (Jude Law). Later that night, Billy is dead, and Kelso stays on to cover the murder trial. Along the way, he encounters the irrepressible Chablis Deveau (Lady Chablis), a drag queen commedienne, Sonny Seiler (Jack Thompson), lawyer to Williams, whose famous dog, Uga, is the official mascot of the Georgia Bulldogs, an odd man who keeps flies attached to mini leashes on his lapels and threatens daily to poison the water supply, the Married Ladies Card Club, and Minerva (Irma P. Hall), a spiritualist. Between being Jim's buddy, cuddling up to a torch singer, meeting every eccentric in Savannah, participating in midnight graveyard rituals, and helping solve the mysteries surrounding Billy's murder, Kelso has his hands full.
IMDB:tt0119668