Laurel Canyon
Directed by:
Lisa CholodenkoScreenplay:
Lisa CholodenkoCinematography:
Wally PfisterComposer:
Craig WedrenCast:
Frances McDormand, Christian Bale, Kate Beckinsale, Natascha McElhone, Alessandro Nivola, Melissa De Sousa, Rick Gonzalez, Reef Karim, Lou Cutell, Ted Koland (more)VOD (1)
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The canyon is notable for its varied residents through the years and has served, and continues to serve, as the home to many rock stars, musicians, performers, producers, and the like. Among its current residents are Jane (Frances McDormand), a legendary record producer, currently producing an album for a British band whose lead singer Ian (Allesandro Nivola) is her much younger lover. Jane and the band are creating the album in her Laurel Canyon house where she has a recording studio. Jane`s son Sam (Christian Bale) and his fiancé Alex (Kate Beckinsale) are both recent graduates of Harvard medical school. Conservative, solid and serious, the couple find it necessary to move to Los Angeles to complete their studies. Jane has offered her Laurel Canyon home for them to stay in, promising that it will be vacant. But when Sam and Alex arrive Jane and the band are still working in Jane`s home recording studio to complete the album.
Once in the house, however, things begin to unravel.
(official distributor synopsis)
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Reviews (2)
An unpretentious, non-clichéd, thoughtful story that gently encourages perceptive viewers to find "their own thing". I'd love to have the world-class rocker McDormand as a friend....
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A fragile, intelligent and honest psychological study of warped interpersonal relationships. Enjoyable, uplifting, well acted. No big tears or overwrought dramatic scenes. But it doesn’t make much of an impression on the viewer.
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