Week 2: A Film within A Film

THE CRYING GAME

• 1992 thriller film
• Themes: Race, Gender, nationality, sexuality, secrets, disguise, behind close doors, in the dark, guns, violence.
• situated in Northern Island
• Main sites in the movie:
  • Rural fair ground
  • Old dungeon where Judy (the solider was held hostage)
  • the city
  • The barber shop
  • the bar
  • Dil’s Apartment (imp.)
  • The big white building (Hotel)
  • construction site where Fregus (Jimmy) work’s
  • Jail meeting area

Key Moments and Sites from the Movie