Laurel Canyon

Laurel Canyon

2003 · 103 min · EN · R · 6.0 (230 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.”

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When an uptight young man and his fiancée move into his libertine mother's house, the resulting clash of life attitudes shakes everyone up.

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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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