Mickey Rourke doesn’t look pretty in this role nor handsome, but he nails the part of a wrestler. The Wrestler is a movie for those who want to care about those who are lost. The trailer says it all, tour de force acting by all.
The Wrestler stars Mickey Rourke as a has-been wrestler who decides to head back to the ring with aspiration of a comeback. He meets up with Marisa Tomei, a stripper, who gives Rourke a place to stay, which brings about a friendship between the wrestler and her son.
Directed by Darren Aronofsky (The Fountain) and scripted by Robert Siegel, The Wrestler won The Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.
Fox Searchlight features 5 videos from The New York Film Festival’s press conference for The Wrestler. The director and cast comment on the process of making the award winning movie. Rourke is a treat to watch here.
The Wrestler, starring Mickey Rourke and Marisa Tomei and directed by Darren Aronofsky, was awarded the Golden Lion today at the Venice Film Festival. The film centers on a wrestler (Rourke) forced into retirement. He sets into motion a romance with an aging stripper (Tomei.) It’s hard to see Tomei as an aging stripper; she looked so good in Before the Devil Knows Your Dead.