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Chelsea Walls

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  • 1h 49m
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4.8/10
2.2K
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Bianca Hunter in Chelsea Walls (2001)
Drama
This movie tells five stories set in a single day at the famed Chelsea Hotel in New York City, involving an ensemble cast of some 30-35 characters.This movie tells five stories set in a single day at the famed Chelsea Hotel in New York City, involving an ensemble cast of some 30-35 characters.This movie tells five stories set in a single day at the famed Chelsea Hotel in New York City, involving an ensemble cast of some 30-35 characters.
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
2.2K
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    • Ethan Hawke
    • Nicole Burdette(play)
    • Arthur Rimbaud(poem "Seasons in Hell")
    • Dylan Thomas(poems "Under Milk Wood" and "Lament")
  • Stars
    • Paz de la Huerta
    • Vincent D'Onofrio
    • Bianca Hunter
    • Ethan Hawke
    • Nicole Burdette(play)
    • Arthur Rimbaud(poem "Seasons in Hell")
    • Dylan Thomas(poems "Under Milk Wood" and "Lament")
  • Stars
    • Paz de la Huerta
    • Vincent D'Onofrio
    • Bianca Hunter
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 48User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
    • 34Metascore
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    Paz de la Huerta
    Paz de la Huerta
    • Girl
    • (as Paz De La Huerta)
    Vincent D'Onofrio
    Vincent D'Onofrio
    • Frank
    Bianca Hunter
    Bianca Hunter
    • Lorna Doone
    Kevin Corrigan
    Kevin Corrigan
    • Crutches
    Rosario Dawson
    Rosario Dawson
    • Audrey
    Matthew Del Negro
    Matthew Del Negro
    • Rookie Cop
    Guillermo Diaz
    Guillermo Diaz
    • Kid
    • (as Guillermo Díaz)
    Paul D. Failla
    • Cop
    • (as Paul Failla)
    Kris Kristofferson
    Kris Kristofferson
    • Bud
    Robert Sean Leonard
    Robert Sean Leonard
    • Terry Olsen
    Duane McLaughlin
    • Wall
    Natasha Richardson
    Natasha Richardson
    • Mary
    Jimmy Scott
    • Skinny Bones
    John Seitz
    • Dean
    Mark Strand
    Mark Strand
    • Journalist
    Uma Thurman
    Uma Thurman
    • Grace
    Heather Watts
    • Ballerina
    Mark Webber
    Mark Webber
    • Val
      • Ethan Hawke
      • Nicole Burdette(play)
      • Arthur Rimbaud(poem "Seasons in Hell")
      • Dylan Thomas(poems "Under Milk Wood" and "Lament")
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    • Trivia
      Tuesday Weld's last film appearance as of 2017.
    • Quotes

      Terry Olsen: Why do they call you Lorna Doone? Ain't that a cookie?

      Lorna Doone: You can call me whatever you want.

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    hard to watch; hard to forget
    I've just seen the dvd of Chelsea Walls and the one thing that seems to be missed by all the other people who have commented on the film is that the screenplay was written by actress Nicole Burdette and existed first as a stage play by her.

    Ethan Hawke seems to be getting all the blame for this films lack of narrative structure, but did the play have any? I seriously doubt it. I don't think it was something that Hawke removed just for the film. The script is made up mostly of behavior. Behavior is the kind of thing that serious writers work very hard to expunge from their work in an effort to get to the real meat -- the story or narrative, the thing that the writer needs to say. Chelsea Walls is not that. It plunges the viewer into behavior without any effort to explain what you're watching or who the characters are. This is definitely not what most people expect or want when they go to the movies.

    Still though, the actors are very capable, and they are mostly really wonderful to watch. If Burdette had given them the telephone directory to read they probably would have made it at least a little interesting to sit and watch for a while, just because of who they are.

    What Hawke, his editor and cameraman have put together here is an ultimately haunting and very poetic experience. I too, like others, have found it very hard to get out of my system. Images and moments from the film still haunt me. There are bits that are true and extremely beautiful in this film, things that are very keenly observed. That, I believe, is what Ethan Hawke brought to Burdette's script.

    It was never a very commercial project, but, jeez, all the stones that people are hurling at him seem a little excessive.
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    • robertg-9
    • Aug 15, 2002

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    • Release date
      • July 26, 2002 (Denmark)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Chelsea Hotel - 222 West 23rd Street, Chelsea, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Chelsea Walls Inc.
      • IFC Productions
      • InDigEnt (Independent Digital Entertainment)
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    • 1 hour 49 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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