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Overview

User Rating:
7.8/10   234 votes
Director:
Thom Andersen
Writer:
Thom Andersen (text)
Genre:
Documentary more
Plot:
A documentary on how Los Angeles has been used and depicted in the movies. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins more
User Comments:
"L.A." = ineffable more

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Encke King ... Narrator (voice)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
169 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Certification:
USA:Not Rated
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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
"L.A." = ineffable, 4 April 2005
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Author: Eye-on-the-pie-in-the-sky from Seattle,WA

Trenchant and epic in size is Thom Andersen's "Los Angeles Plays Itself" – a doc that analyzes representation as much as it analyzes representation of Los Angeles itself.

How I adored the narrator's (Encke King) voice! It was at once sardonic and annoyed – a reflection of Andersen's emotional regard toward the whole matter, no doubt. What we hear are critical observations of the film clips that we see – there are quite literally dozens and dozens of clips here. This may seem disorienting and exhausting (to the interest level) but it's not. So struck with the compelling argument that Andersen presents to us do the hours fly by like minutes (not vice versa as Addison DeWitt said in "All About Eve").

Funny/interesting it is how this doc is set up like a conventional narrative film that Hollywood is guilty of routinely (and cloyingly) pushing on to the consumer - first we laugh and then we cry. The only difference here (and it's a big one) is that we're looking at actual subjects that existed or still exist. We cry for Los Angeles, you ask? Well, I'm not at liberty to discuss the poignancy that's present – it must be experienced firsthand in order to attain those surprise tears that are greatly missing in our movies.

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