Los Angeles Plays Itself

2003

English

7.8

♡ 2

96%

los angeles, california

Thom Andersen Director

Howard Duff as Dave Pomeroy in Panic in the City

Ralph Meeker as Mike Hammer in Kiss Me Deadly

Roy Jenson as Mulvihill in Chinatown

Richard Basehart as Roy Morgan / Roy Martin in He Walked By Night

From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to countless movies. In this dazzling work, Andersen takes viewers on a whirlwind tour through the metropolis' real and cinematic history, investigating the myriad stories and legends that have come to define it, and meticulously, judiciously revealing the real city that lives beneath.