If you're looking for another American Gigolo, you're not going to find it in Just a Gigolo. Starting with the extremely strange music during the opening credits and the odd war footage, it's clear the movie isn't going to make the history books as a classic.
David Bowie comes home to Berlin after WWII and can't find work. He doesn't have any "skills", and since the workforce is pretty competitive from all the returning soldiers, he's unemployed and poor. Meanwhile, Sydne Rome comes onto him constantly, and even though he rebuffs her and seems a little shell-shocked, somewhere along the line he decides to become a gigolo to make some money. Given the general disinterest of his character, that part of the plot didn't really make sense to me. It did make sense to see Marlene Dietrich (brought out of retirement just this once) as the madam of the brothel. And it was nice to see Kim Novak, but next time I'll just rent one of her earlier movies that I know and love.
David Bowie comes home to Berlin after WWII and can't find work. He doesn't have any "skills", and since the workforce is pretty competitive from all the returning soldiers, he's unemployed and poor. Meanwhile, Sydne Rome comes onto him constantly, and even though he rebuffs her and seems a little shell-shocked, somewhere along the line he decides to become a gigolo to make some money. Given the general disinterest of his character, that part of the plot didn't really make sense to me. It did make sense to see Marlene Dietrich (brought out of retirement just this once) as the madam of the brothel. And it was nice to see Kim Novak, but next time I'll just rent one of her earlier movies that I know and love.