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L.A. Without a Map (1998)
director of photography:
Michel Amathieu
cast:
David Tennant, Julie Delpy, Vinessa Shaw, Vincent Gallo, Steve Huison, Tony Peers, Margo Stanley, Saskia Reeves
rating:
NR
director:
Mika Kaurismäki
running time:
107 min.
writer:
Mika Kaurismäki, Richard Rayner
synopsis
An aspiring Hollywood actress, on a visit to a charming North England town, has a brief fling with the town undertaker, who also writes obituaries for the local paper. Returning home, where she works as a waitress at a Japanese restaurant, she tells everyone about the handsome "writer" she met on her trip. Unfortunately, he decides to follow her back to Hollywood, setting up the expected light romantic comedy with asides as the newcomer gains experience about the goings on in Hollywood.
An aspiring Hollywood actress, on a visit to a charming North England town, has a brief fling with the town undertaker, who also writes obituaries for the local paper. Returning home, where she works as a waitress at a Japanese restaurant, she tells everyone about the handsome "writer" she met on her trip. Unfortunately, he decides to follow her back to Hollywood, setting up the expected light romantic comedy with asides as the newcomer gains experience about the goings on in Hollywood.
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