Rosta

He saw a dirty drab of a fruit-girl crying in Lisbon streets one day, as he was riding in the carriage of the Duchesse de Col da Rosta, and her husband and duena, and he had a letter for her -- the Duchesse.

Evan Harrington — Complete George Meredith 1868

He saw a dirty drab of a fruit-girl crying in Lisbon streets one day, as he was riding in the carriage of the Duchesse de Col da Rosta, and her husband and duena, and he had a letter for her -- the Duchesse.

Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868

He saw a dirty drab of a fruit-girl crying in Lisbon streets one day, as he was riding in the carriage of the Duchesse de Col da Rosta, and her husband and duena, and he had a letter for her -- the Duchesse.

Evan Harrington — Volume 4 George Meredith 1868

However, there is no sense of depth or dimensionality to the image, and a good example is the early scene in which Danko enters a bar for his first encounter with Rosta.

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Danko's mission doesn't go smoothly, because Rosta has an assortment of new local allies, notably the gang of Abdul Elijah (Brent Jennings), the Chicago drug lord who runs his empire from the penitentiary at Joliet.

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As the camera pans around the interior from Danko's point of view, taking in everyone and everything before approaching the group containing Rosta, the image is too clean and, on closer inspection, the fine detail is slightly smudged.

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But Rosta escapes during a bloody shootout that claims the lives of people on both sides of the law.

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However, there is no sense of depth or dimensionality to the image, and a good example is the early scene in which Danko enters a bar for his first encounter with Rosta.

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Between Abdul Elijah's minions and the young dance instructor, "Cat" Manzetti (Gina Gershon, in one of her first film roles), that Rosta has seduced into helping him, Rosta has no trouble evading both Danko and the entire Chicago police department, leaving plenty of carnage in his wake.

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Eventually, Rosta makes his way to America, where he sets about organizing the export of cocaine to his homeland.

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