O EXPRESSO DA MEIA-NOITE (MIDNIGHT EXPRESS, USA, 1978) - Midnight Express was still a superbly staged film. It has atmospheric cinematography and lighting, while the direction from Alan Parker is powerful and intelligent. Giorgio Moroder's electronic score is wonderful and unforgettable, and it is still effective and scary, adding a lot to the film. The film also has a very good screenplay, a very effective and iconic opening sequence, and a harrowing yet gripping story. Brad Davis in a breakthrough role gives a powerful performance as our protagonist Billy Hayes. His fellow Western inmates include Randy Quaid, Norbert Weisser, and Academy Award nominee John Hurt. Each of them adapts to Turkish prison in their own way and they all mentor Davis.
