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L.A. Without a Map

It's bright, exiting, romantic and just a little scary.

1999 · NR · 1h 47m

Directed by Mika Kaurismäki

5.8

TMDB audience score
57 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

An aspiring Hollywood actress, on a visit to a charming North England town, has a brief fling with the town undertaker, who also writes obituaries for the local paper. Returning home, where she works as a waitress at a Japanese restaurant, she tells everyone about the handsome "writer" she met on her trip. Unfortunately, he decides to follow her back to Hollywood, setting up the expected light romantic comedy with asides as the newcomer gains experience about the goings on in Hollywood.

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Cast

  • David Tennant
    Richard

  • Julie Delpy
    Julie

  • Vinessa Shaw
    Barbara

  • Vincent Gallo
    Moss

  • Steve Huison
    Billy

  • Tony Peers
    Vicar

  • Margo Stanley
    Mrs. Blenkinsop

  • Saskia Reeves
    Joy

  • Malcolm Tierney
    Joy's Dad

  • Margi Clarke
    Bradford Woman

  • Monte Hellman
    Himself

  • Lisa Edelstein
    Sandra

  • Joe Dallesandro
    Michael

  • Amanda Plummer
    Red Pool Owner

  • Nathalie Huot
    Tall Woman

  • Christa Lang
    Woman on Bus

  • Anouk Aimée
    Self (uncredited)

  • Mika Kaurismäki
    Michael Bambihill (uncredited)