Forum of Independents - Competition 2004 / Los Angeles Plays Itself / USA 2003
This 169-minute film essay is an unusual portrait of a city used in so many films that we know it almost intimately even without ever having been there. Consisting almost exclusively of footage taken from films shot in Los Angeles, this film is a must-see and offers the utmost pleasure to all film buffs.
This 169-minute film essay is an unusual portrait of a city used in so many films that we know it almost intimately even without ever having been there. Consisting almost exclusively of footage from films shot in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Plays Itself is a must-see and offers the utmost pleasure to all film buffs. A well-informed and funny guide through film history featuring films such as Chinatown, Blade Runner and L.A. Confidential, in which Los Angeles plays either another city or sometimes even itself. Full of unforgettable scenes with a witty commentary by the director himself, the film is also a special declaration of love dedicated to a city that exists more in our minds than in reality.
169 min / Color, BETA SP
Director Thom Andersen
/ Screenplay Thom Andersen
/ Dir. of Photography Deborah Stratman
/ Editor Yoo Seung-Hyun
/ Producer Thom Andersen
/ Production Thom Andersen
/ Cast Encke King (hlas/voice)
/ Contact Thom Andersen, Submarine Entertainment
Thom Andersen (b. 1943, Chicago) teaches directing and film history at California Institute of the Arts. He has been making documentary films since 1965. The most well-known are: Melting (1965), Olivia’s Place (1966) and Red Hollywood (co-directed with Noël Burch, 1995).
Thom Andersen
1735 Micheltorena Street, 90026, Los Angeles
United States of America
Phone: +1 323 666 6977
Fax: +1 661 253 7824
E-mail: [email protected]
Submarine Entertainment
197 Grand Street 6W, 10013, New York
United States of America
Phone: +1 212 625 1410
E-mail: [email protected]
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