When an uptight young man and his fiancée move into his libertine mother's house, the resulting clash of life attitudes shakes everyone up.When an uptight young man and his fiancée move into his libertine mother's house, the resulting clash of life attitudes shakes everyone up.When an uptight young man and his fiancée move into his libertine mother's house, the resulting clash of life attitudes shakes everyone up.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 6 nominations
Lou Barlow
- Fripp
- (as Louis Knox Barlow)
Michelle DeMirjian
- China
- (as Michelle Demirjian)
Storyline
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- TriviaOf the five main actors in this movie, only one, Frances McDormand, uses her own accent. The others are: a Welsh born Englishman (Christian Bale) performing an American accent; an English woman (Kate Beckinsale) performing an American accent; an American man (Alessandro Nivola) performing a British accent; and an English woman (Natascha McElhone) performing an Israeli accent.
- GoofsThe album-wrap party takes place in a suite on an upper floor of the Chateau Marmont (we see Ian order more champagne for the "penthouse suite", and the view from the balcony is clearly an upper floor). Yet when Sam storms out of the suite, then runs downstairs while arguing with Jane, they only descend one flight before reaching the lobby. There is a cut, but the dialog implies that no time was cut from their descent.
- Crazy creditsSpecial thanks to Christie Gaumer & Shakespeare and to Red Hot Chili Peppers.
- SoundtracksQuartet (The Lark)
Written by Joseph Haydn (as Haydn)
Arranged by Charlotte Georg (as Les Peel)
Performed by OGM Studio Group
Courtesy of Ole Georg/OGM Production Music
Featured review
Subtle, Rich, Film With Fine Performances
If you like being smacked in the face and having characters who behave in emotionally "traceable" ways (i.e., whose motivations are apparent as soon as they act), you won't like this film but what a joy it is to watch a film unfold in layers, slowly, subtly, un-rushed, in a way that most American films don't allow, too much in a rush to get to the next "plot point" and too obsessed with big dramatic turns. Audiences have to be fed such things, constantly, or they'll lose interest, right? Wrong, I hope. And, Laurel Canyon makes the point better than a debate ever will. This is a remarkable piece of tapestry in muted tones and hues, populated by complicated, confused, uncertain, searching people. And, they change. But, they change by degrees, not by full turns of the wheel. Kate Beckinsale should watch this film over and over, and get out of the Spandex and Leather of the comic book films she's been doing. She and Frances McDormand are as real as any two actors you'll ever see on film. There are a couple of possible story "cop outs" in this film, which we won't mention because they'd spoil the story. But, in the end, they might not be cop-outs at all. They might be preferable to answering all the questions and delivering us from the theatre all neatly reconciled and sent off to coffee and desert. Good for you, Lisa Cholodenko. A brave choice and a fine film.
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- Country of origin
- Official site
- Sprache
- Also known as
- Лавровий каньйон
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $3,663,356
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $149,099
- Mar 9, 2003
- Gross worldwide
- $4,412,203
- Runtime1 hour 43 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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