Laurel Canyon

Laurel Canyon

2003 · 103 min · EN · R · 6.0 (176 votes)
Dir. Lisa Cholodenko · Starring Frances McDormand, Christian Bale, Kate Beckinsale, Natascha McElhone, Alessandro Nivola, Lou Barlow · Music Craig Wedren

Somewhere between Hollywood and the rest of the world.

Drama

Laurel Canyon focuses on Sam and Alex, a pair of upper-middle class lovebirds from the East Coast who relocate to Los Angeles. Enter Jane, Sam's estranged mother, a successful record producer, who's more than willing to put the couple up in her lavish digs. As Sam and Alex settle in at Jane's, they gradually lose their straight-and-narrow approach to life and begin to experiment.

VIBE

A hazy, sun-drenched California dreamscape where artistic aspirations and complex family ties intertwine. It feels like a lazy afternoon spent contemplating life's messy beauty, soundtracked by the era's iconic folk-rock.

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