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Paramour Studios kicks off the New Year with a tribute to borders and the people who inhabit them. Filmmakers who tunnel so deep into their souls they emerge on the world stage. What all of tonight's feature films have in common is their singularity. Each presents the hard-boiled world view of a protagonist on the border between two worlds. These characters are not individuals. They are loners. Each makes up a nation of one, with its own language, culture, and customs. Although two of tonight's film noir are works of "fiction," all three demonstrate truths as inevitable and inexorable as gravity.
And now, tonight's feature presentation. Sit back and enjoy the show. And remember, the audience is listening.
- Jakob Arjouni
In "Happy Birthday, Turk!", Jakob Arjouni announces the presence of Kemal Kayankaya, a 26 year old private investigator with a serious problem. Unlike his literary forefathers, Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe, Kayakaya is a loner by birth. He is an ethnic Turk and German citizen who speaks no Turkish. Given the options, Kayankaya's most trusted allies are intuition, humor, and alcoholism.
- Walter Mosley
In "Devil in a Blue Dress," Walter Mosley introduces Ezekiel ("Easy") Rawlins, a black war veteran just fired from his job at a defense plant circa 1948 in Los Angeles. As Easy wonders aloud how he'll meet his mortgage, fate answers with its usual abruptness. A white man in a white linen suit offers good money if Easy will simply locate one Daphne Monet, a blond beauty queen known to frequent jazz clubs.
- Donna Williams
"Nobody Nowhere" is an autobiography whose very publication forced its author, Donna Williams, out of the relative safety of autism and into the very real dangers of "the world." William's rage is palpable, from the word "go."
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