The Only Living Pickpocket in New York Special Presentations
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A hustler with a particular set of skills and especially sticky fingers, Harry Lehman (John Turturro) wasn’t made for these times. A knack for lifting wallets undetected on crowded New York City subways is of little use in a world that has gone cashless. Now staring down 70 and struggling to provide adequate care for his disabled wife, Harry finds his circumstances growing even more desperate when he fences a highly valuable USB stick stolen from an extremely vengeful crime family.
Much like the unwaveringly analogue Harry, Noah Segan’s feature, The Only Living Pickpocket in New York, is a charming throwback that recalls the underworld dramas of the 1970s and scrappy American independents of the 1990s. As Harry races against the clock and hops between boroughs in a bid to recover the USB stick, Turturro delivers an exquisite performance as a wiseacre who is typically one step ahead of everyone but now finds himself behind the eight ball.
Much like the unwaveringly analogue Harry, Noah Segan’s feature, The Only Living Pickpocket in New York, is a charming throwback that recalls the underworld dramas of the 1970s and scrappy American independents of the 1990s. As Harry races against the clock and hops between boroughs in a bid to recover the USB stick, Turturro delivers an exquisite performance as a wiseacre who is typically one step ahead of everyone but now finds himself behind the eight ball.
