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Laurel Canyon
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Synopsis
Writer/director Lisa Cholodenko follows up her much-acclaimed 1997 debut High Art with this examination of a young couple seduced into a hedonistic, left-coast lifestyle. Taking its title from its central locale, Laurel Canyon focuses on a pair of upper-middle class lovebirds from the East Coast who relocate to Los Angeles. Freshly minted from Harvard, Sam (Christian Bale) and Alex (Kate Beckinsale) are eager to continue their medical studies out West, but they need some lodging while they hunt for a home. Enter Jane (Frances McDormand), Sam's estranged, Age-of-Aquarius mom, who's more than willing to put the couple up in her lavish digs. Jane is a successful record producer whose latest charge -- both in the studio and in her bedroom -- is Ian (Alessandro Nivola), a brazen, libidinous twentysomething Brit-rocker. As Sam and Alex settle in at Jane's, they gradually lose their straight-and-narrow approach to life and begin to experiment. Alex takes to Ian and Jane, while Sam is wooed by co-worker Sara (Natascha McElhone). Laurel Canyon features a score by Shudder to Think's Craig Wedren; the music for Ian's band was provided by Sparklehorse's Mark Linkous and indie-rockers Folk Implosion. ~ Michael Hastings, All Movie Guide


Production Crew

Stephanie Gilliam Art Director
Deborah Aquila Casting
Tricia Wood Casting
Wally Pfister Cinematographer
Dara Weintraub Co-producer
David McGiffert Co-producer
Craig Wedren Composer (Music Score)
Cindy Evans Costume Designer
Lisa Cholodenko Director
Amy E. Duddleston Editor
Scott Ferguson Executive Producer
Folk Implosion Featured Music
David McGiffert First Assistant Director
Karyn Rachtman Musical Direction/Supervision
Jeffrey Levy-Hinte Producer
Susan A. Stover Producer
Catherine Hardwicke Production Designer
Lisa Cholodenko Screenwriter
Mark Linkus Songwriter
Steve Nelson Sound/Sound Designer
Year: 2002
Runtime: 101
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: R
for sexuality, language and drug use
Category: Feature

Genre
Drama

Produced by
Antidote International Films
Good Machine

Release
March 07, 2003 (USA - Limited)
by Sony Pictures Classics