Chelsea Walls
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Chelsea Walls |
| Original title | Chelsea Walls |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2001 |
| length | 109 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Ethan Hawke |
| script | Nicole Burdette |
| production | Alexis Alexanian , Caroline Kaplan , Pamela Koffler , Jonathan Sehring , John Sloss , Christine Vachon , Gary Winick |
| music | Jeff Tweedy |
| camera | Tom Richmond |
| cut | Adriana Pacheco |
| occupation | |
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Chelsea Walls is an American film drama by Ethan Hawke from the year 2001 . Nicole Burdette wrote the screenplay based on her own play.
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The film shows some fictional artists who live in the Chelsea Hotel in New York . These include the poets Audrey and Grace, the writer Bud, the painter Frank and the musician Terry Olsen.
Bud is married, but he's having an affair with Mary. Audrey and Grace are disappointed in their husbands.
Reviews
David Hunter wrote in the Hollywood Reporter on April 19, 2002 that the main topic of the film was the self-inflicted isolation of the artists shown. Ethan Hawke's directorial debut is "something special", but not a milestone in film history ( but less than industry-shaking ). Hunter criticized the lighting in some scenes and the use of the digital camera.
Mick LaSalle criticized the script in the San Francisco Chronicle , which was supposed to be "poetic" but seemed like a "satire". The action is "nonexistent"; the film shows a sequence of scenes with various characters in different rooms. LaSalle praised the "talented" actors.
On Rotten Tomatoes , the ratings of the listed reviews were summarized in a consensus that the film was "confusing" and more "pretentious" than "poetic".
Awards
Ethan Hawke was nominated for the Gotham Award in 2002.
background
Ethan Hawke said he made a short film about the Chelsea Hotel when he was 21. When he showed the film Nicole Burdette, the idea arose to film Burdette's play about the hotel. Hawke has cast numerous roles with friends such as Robert Sean Leonard and Steve Zahn, as well as his then-wife Uma Thurman (the couple divorced in 2004).
Filming took place in the original rooms at the Chelsea Hotel in New York City . The world premiere took place on September 21, 2001 at the Woodstock Film Festival ; later the film took part in a few other festivals. It has been shown in selected US cinemas since April 19, 2002, where it grossed around 60,000 US dollars .
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- ^ Critique by David Hunter ( Memento from September 3, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Review by Mick LaSalle
- ↑ www.rottentomatoes.com
- ↑ www.rottentomatoes.com
- ↑ Filming locations for Chelsea Walls
- ↑ Start dates for Chelsea Walls
- ^ Business Data for Chelsea Walls
Web links
- Chelsea Walls in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Chelsea Walls at rotten tomatoes (English)