Laurel Canyon
Laurel Canyon is a 2002 American drama film written and directed by Lisa Cholodenko. The film stars Frances McDormand, Christian Bale, Kate Beckinsale, Natascha McElhone, and Alessandro Nivola.
Plot
Sam (Christian Bale) and Alex (Kate Beckinsale) are a newly engaged couple who move to Los Angeles to further their careers. Sam is a recently graduated psychiatrist, starting his residency, while Alex, who comes from a very wealthy background, and is also an MD, is finishing her Ph.D. dissertation on genomics. The relatively strait-laced, upwardly mobile couple plan to stay at the vacant home of Sam's mother, Jane (Frances McDormand), a free-spirited record producer in the Laurel Canyon section of the City of Los Angeles.
More details
| author | Lisa Cholodenko |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Los Angeles |
| director | Lisa Cholodenko |
| editor | Amy E. Duddleston |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | break british change of plan dissertation doctor of philosophy end engaged couple first kiss genomics hardworking hotel suite israel meet morning new album new life parking lot party ph.d. psychiatrist record record producer residency romantic love sexual tension strained relationship swimming pool threesome united kingdom |
| musicBy | Craig Wedren |
| producer | Jeff Levy-Hinte |
| productionCompany | Antidote Films |
| publisher | Sony Pictures Classics |
| theme | independent lgbt-related romance romantic drama |