The Last Tycoon offers an intensive insight into the alleged dream factory against the backdrop of the dark 1930s. A ruthless story about the power games behind the scenes in which every character pushes their limits.
That’s what The Last Tycoon on Amazon Prime Video is about
The USA in the 1930s: A time of prejudice, violence and power games that did not go unnoticed by Hollywood. Monroe Stahr (Matt Bomer) is a film producer who has to manage the balancing act between artistic self-realization and success.
Pat Brady’s (Kelsey Grammer) responsibility is to keep his film production company afloat – for which, whether he likes it or not, he relies on the Monroe Stahrs of the world. His daughter Cecilia (Lily Collins), in turn, wants to set up her own business as a producer.
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Hollywood power factory – and we are right in the middle of it
With The Last Tycoon, screenwriter and director Billy Ray (The Hunger Games, Captain Philipps) has taken on the unfinished novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald – and created an exciting interpretation of his own.
The nine-episode miniseries focuses on the question of what power means in Hollywood. Using his characters, Ray manages to explore this question in very different ways and to create a frightening picture of the film world of the 1930s.
The Last Tycoon doesn’t have any false glamour
Against the backdrop of the Hollywood dream factory, the dreams of the protagonists are of course discussed. Be it Pat’s desperate effort to keep his company afloat, Monroe’s longing for his late wife or Cecilia’s fantasies of a future at Monroe’s side – they are all mercilessly examined.
The series There is no false glamor and nothing is glossed over. As much as we grow fond of the characters, we also know from the start that many of their efforts are doomed to failure.
Matt Bomer’s (White Collar, Fellow Travellers) performance as a restless visionary is just as touching as Lily Collins’ (Love, Rosie, Emily in Paris) performance as an ambitious artist who finally wants to step out of her father’s shadow.
In just nine episodes, The Last Tycoon manages to pull its audience into a dark and irresistible pull that won’t let go.
The Last Tycoon premiered on July 28, 2017 and is available via Amazon Prime subscription.
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