Chelsea Walls (2001)

Directed by

Ethan Hawke

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 49m

Rated

R

Rating

4.4 of 10 from 25 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows a group of artists, musicians, and writers living in the historic Chelsea Hotel in New York City. It shows their daily struggles with creativity, loneliness, and connection within the hotel's walls.

slow-burncontemplativeatmosphericintimatemelancholicunderstatedgrittypoetic

What happens

Chelsea Walls is a 2001 American drama film directed by Ethan Hawke in his directorial debut and written by Nicole Burdette, based on her 1990 play of the same name. It stars Kris Kristofferson, Uma Thurman, Robert Sean Leonard, Tuesday Weld in her final film, Kevin Corrigan, Bianca Hunter, Vincent D'Onofrio, Natasha Richardson and Rosario Dawson. The story takes place in the historic Chelsea Hotel in Manhattan. Cheslea Walls premiered at the 2001 Woodstock Film Festival, and was released in theaters in the United States on April 19, 2002, by Lions Gate Films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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