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Cinema Wednesdays - Loris S. Musumeci

«Poker is all about skill.»

Molly Bloom takes to the slopes with strength and determination. From an early age, her father urged her to become a champion mogul skier. By the age of twelve, both her hopes and her back were shattered. Yet, despite doctors' advice to stop practicing high-level sport, she threw herself back into it a year after her operation. With the Olympic Games just around the corner, another accident changed her life. No longer able to play sports, she moved to Los Angeles to study law. In the meantime, the once adored father has turned his back on his daughter, bitterly.

New town, new life. The former skier earns a little money in a stuffy bar. There, she meets a driven businessman. Eager to make a better life for herself, she becomes both his assistant and his servant. There, she is called upon to organize her boss's poker games, where the entire jet set of the game. Encounters abound. One thing led to another and Molly Bloom made a name for herself. She starts organizing her own illegal poker games with wealthy players. Success grows, but misfortune strikes.