L.A. Without a Map
L.A. Without a Map (also known as Los Angeles Without a Map and I Love L.A''.) is a 1998 romantic comedy-drama film directed by Mika Kaurismäki, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Richard Rayner, based on Rayner's 1988 semi-autobiographical novel Los Angeles Without a Map. The film stars David Tennant, Vinessa Shaw, Julie Delpy and Vincent Gallo, with Cameron Bancroft and Joe Dallesandro. It is an international co-production between France, the United Kingdom, Finland and Luxembourg.
Plot
While visiting the Northern English city of Bradford, Barbara, an aspiring Hollywood actress has a fling with the town undertaker Richard. Barbara returns home and brags about the handsome writer she met while away. Unable to forget about her, Richard promptly leaves Bradford and goes to Hollywood without announcing it to his fiancé. Barbara is shocked and embarrassed to see Richard in Los Angeles.
Cast
- Amanda Plummer
- Andre Royo
- Anouk Aimée
- Cameron Bancroft
- David Tennant
- Dijon Talton
- Dominic Gould
- James LeGros
- Jean-Pierre Kalfon
- Jerzy Skolimowski
- Joe Dallesandro
- Johnny Depp
- Julie Delpy
- Kenny Hughes
- Lisa Edelstein
- Malcolm Tierney
- Margi Clarke
- Mato Valtonen
- Matthew Faber
- Matti Pellonpää
- Mika Kaurismäki
- Monte Hellman
- Robert Davi
- Sakke Järvenpää
- Saskia Reeves
- Steve Huison
- Vincent Gallo
- Vinessa Shaw
More details
| author | Mika Kaurismäki Richard Rayner |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | United States of America |
| director | Mika Kaurismäki |
| editor | Ewa J. Lind |
| genre | comedy-drama |
| keywords | agent city of bradford hotel bar las vegas leningrad cowboys meet north pole on the road screenwriting talent agent wait wed |
| musicBy | Sébastien Cortella |
| producer | Julie Baines Pierre Assouline Sarah Daniel |
| publisher | Senso Films |
| recordedAt | California Las Vegas Valley Los Angeles |
| theme | romantic comedy romantic drama |