L.A. Without a Map

LA Without a Map is a French -British- Finnish comedy film from 1998 directed by Mika Kaurismäki, who also wrote the screenplay with Richard Rayner -. Based on the novel Planlos in Los Angeles - wrote.

Action

Richard is a British funeral director. He learns at a cemetery know the unemployed American actress Barbara. The woman impressed him so much that he breaks out of his monotonous life and follows her to Los Angeles. There, Barbara works with her friend Julie in a restaurant and is initially less than enthusiastic about his visit. She tries to gain a foothold in the acting industry and has to accept a lot of empty promises. Richard begins a rather chaotic life, together with his own apartment in a nasty area and oblique neighbors Moss. Over time it is possible to conquer him Barbara's heart and they even get married in Las Vegas. But his jealousy and an Indecent Proposal for Barbara standing in the way of their relationship and they break up. Richard tries to be a screenwriter, but fails just terrific in this regard, and returns to his old life back to Scotland. There, one day Barbara stands in the cemetery in front of him to far away from Hollywood to start a new life with him.

Background

The film was shot in Los Angeles in Inglewood ( California), in Las Vegas and in Bradford (England). Its world premiere took place on 11 September 1998 at the Toronto International Film Festival.

At the beginning of the film, look Barbara and Richard Life of Bohème, a film by Mika Kaurismäki's brother Aki, at the cinema.

Reviews

The lexicon of the International film is: "A studded with film quotes, light hand staged comedy that entertains mainly by the whimsically aufspielenden protagonist. Due to the numerous cameo appearances known movie stars of the film is also a delicious Charade. "

The magazine Cinema wrote, the director seems " to the strength and success of European cinema to believe." His ideas about Los Angeles are, however, " as conventionally" that he will be the protagonist " inevitably fails " like.

The Journal prism wrote that " light summer comedy with beautiful oddball characters and good performers " was " not a very exciting film, but one with charm ". The director quote places " far too intrusive the work of his brother ," but " some nice quirky ideas " would " make up for it ." Were particularly praised the representations of Vincent Gallo and Julie Delpy.

France Finland 1998 in film Film score Jean-Pierre Kalfon Inglewood, California
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