Chelsea Walls
- Rosario Dawson: Audrey
- Vincent D' Onofrio: Frank
- Kris Kristofferson: Bud
- Robert Sean Leonard: Terry Olsen
- Natasha Richardson: Mary
- Uma Thurman: Grace
- Harris Yulin: publisher
- Steve Zahn: Ross
Chelsea Walls is an American film drama directed by Ethan Hawke from the year 2001. The screenplay was written by Nicole Burdette on the basis of his own stage play.
Action
The film shows some fictitious artists who live in New York's Chelsea Hotel. These include the poets Audrey and Grace, the writer Bud, the painter Frank and musician Terry Olsen.
Bud is indeed married, but he has an affair with Mary. Audrey and Grace are disappointed by their men.
Reviews
David Hunter wrote in the Hollywood Reporter of 19 April 2002, the main theme of the film is the self-inflicted isolation of the artists shown. The directorial debut of Ethan Hawke was " something special ", but not a milestone in film history ( " but less than industry - shaking "). Hunter criticized the lighting in some scenes and the use of the digital camera.
Mick LaSalle criticized in the San Francisco Chronicle the script, but that should be " poetic " as a " satire" am working. The plot was " non-existent "; the film show a sequence of scenes with different characters in different rooms. LaSalle praised the " talented " performer.
On Rotten Tomatoes, the reviews of the reviews listed were summarized in a consensus that the film is " confusing " and more " pretentious " as " poetic " is.
Awards
Ethan Hawke was nominated in 2002 for the Gotham Award.
Background
Ethan Hawke reported that he had made a short film about the Chelsea Hotel at the age of 21 years. When he showed the film Nicole Burdette, the idea to film the play of Burdette about the hotel was built. Hawke occupied numerous roles with his friends like Robert Sean Leonard and Steve Zahn and his then- wife Uma Thurman ( the couple had divorced in 2004 ).
The shooting took place in New York City in the original rooms of the Chelsea Hotel. The world premiere took place on 21 September 2001 at the Woodstock Film Festival; later, the film participated on several other festivals. He was brought since April 19, 2002 in selected cinemas in the United States, where he recorded about 60 thousand U.S. dollars.