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LAUREL CANYON

Director:

  Lisa Cholodenko
  

Year Released:

  2002

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

3.5 out of 5

3.5 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Christian Bale
  Kate Beckinsale
  Frances McDormand
  Natascha McElhone
  Alessandro Nivola
Movie Haiku:Laurel Canyon’s an LA neighborhood made famous in the ‘70s by singer/songwriter Joni Mitchell. Director/screenwriter Cholodenko takes a woman right out of Mitchell’s lyrics & breathes new life into her. What would her life be like today? McDormand’s fabulous in the lead, & Bale’s a perfect foil as her son.

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  No

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2003