Charley Varrick Blu-ray Czech scenarist Chigumi Obayashi

scenarist Chigumi Obayashi

Set across four 'flower houses' in 1880's Shanghai where confined courtesans sevice wealthy clients in opulent surroundings

Clara (Sonia Braga) a widowed and retired music critic is the last resident in the 'Aquarius' building

each must choose between martyrdom and betrayal

meanings are ambiguous

Charley Varrick Blu-ray Czech scenarist Chigumi Obayashi'Charley Varrick' Director: Don Siegel (1973) Indicator label remaster includes feature length documentary, audio interview with Siegel (1973, 75mins) and one with Walter Matthau (1988, 89mins), Super 8 version and more Superior heist film shot and played with realism. A fastidious crook pulls off a bank robbery in a bacwoods town with a small crew. They acquire much more swag than expected the problem is it belongs to the mob.