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- 2004
- Not Rated
- Submarine Entertainment
- 2 h 49 m
- 2004
- Not Rated
- Submarine Entertainment
- 2 h 49 m
Summary This documentary examines how Los Angeles has been portrayed by Hollywood and the impact of the movie industry on the city.
Directed By: Thom Andersen
Written By: Thom Andersen
- 2004
- Not Rated
- Submarine Entertainment
- 2 h 49 m
- 2004
- Not Rated
- Submarine Entertainment
- 2 h 49 m
Los Angeles Plays Itself
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Summary This documentary examines how Los Angeles has been portrayed by Hollywood and the impact of the movie industry on the city.
Directed By: Thom Andersen
Written By: Thom Andersen
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 19 Critic Reviews
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89% Positive
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11% Mixed
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Andersen makes humorous hay out of the stark home designs of Richard Neutra — only suitable, it seems, for drug dealers.
Mesmerizing.
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Three words of advice to those who haven't yet seen it: Run, don't walk. Composed of excerpts from hundreds of locally shot movies past and present -- from grade-A prestige pictures to unrepentant grade-Z schlock -- Los Angeles Plays Itself serves as Andersen's exhaustive but never exhausting attempt to reconcile the myriad identities of the world's moviemaking capital.
Los Angeles may be the most photographed city in the world, but it has never have been captured with such complex layers of meaning and fascination as in Thom Andersen's remarkable Los Angeles Plays Itself.
It is an essay in film form with near-universal interest and a remarkable degree of synthesis.
The commentary alternates between witty insight and opinionated bunk, but it's always fun -- and a must-see for movie buffs.
Andersen makes a far from inspiring guide, intoning his humourless points in a dry-as-powder monotone.
Production Company
Thom Andersen Productions
Release Date Jul 28, 2004
Duration 2 h 49 m
Rating Not Rated
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Awards
Village Voice Film Poll
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Vancouver International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
