California Suite
California Suite is a 1978 American anthology comedy film directed by Herbert Ross. The screenplay by Neil Simon is based on his 1976 play of the same name. Similar to his earlier Plaza Suite, the film focuses on the dilemmas of guests staying in a suite in a luxury hotel. Maggie Smith won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the film.
Plot
In "Visitors from New York", Hannah Warren is a Manhattan workaholic who flies to Los Angeles to retrieve her teenage daughter Jenny after she leaves home to live with her successful screenwriter father Bill. The bickering, divorced couple are forced to decide what living arrangements are best for the girl.
Awards
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| author | Neil Simon |
|---|---|
| award | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress |
| contentLocation | Los Angeles |
| director | Herbert Ross |
| editor | Michael A. Stevenson |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | academy award for best actress antique dealer bicker closet divorced couple engage force marriage of convenience teenage daughter tennis match win |
| musicBy | Claude Bolling |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Production Design Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay |
| producer | Ray Stark |
| productionCompany | Rastar |
| publisher | Columbia Pictures |
| recordedAt | Malibu |
| theme | anthology lgbt-related |