Edmond
Stuart Gordon
USA | 2005 | 82mins | 35mm | Colour

Jaded businessman Edmond Burke impulsively resolves to change his timid ways on the night a fortune teller informs him that his life has gone off track. Frustrated by his sterile marriage he falls into an argument with his wife before storming off into the nearest bar. There, Edmond finds himself talking with a man who freely shares his bigoted views about the role of African-Americans, gays and Jews in society. Intoxicated by a newfound sense of ire and purpose, the veneer of self-control he has thus far exercised in his life begins to peel away.

As he trawls the seedy underbelly of New York City – the strip clubs, gambling dens, and brothels – Edmond’s exchanges with the low life he encounters has the effect of sealing his shocking transformation. In the most unexpected of ways, he finds himself responding in kind.

Long-time Mamet associate Macy is perfectly cast as the meek everyman coming to terms with his inner aggressor. It’s an emotionally naked performance. – Variety