Desire Street (2011)

Directed by

Roberto F. Canuto

Genre

drama film, comedy film, comedy drama, LGBTQ-related film, melodrama

Country

People's Republic of China, United States, Spain

Runtime

1h 22m

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An eccentric Mexican immigrant family in Los Angeles deals with their dysfunctional lives. The story unfolds in three parts focusing on the mother, daughter, and son each forming a different relationship with a new neighbor who works as a prostitute.

warmheartedquirkydramaticfamily-centeredemotionalcomedicslow-paced

What happens

Desire Street (also known as La Calle Del Deseo or Calle Deseo) is a 2011 comedy-drama film written and directed by Roberto F. Canuto and Xu Xiaoxi. The film features an ensemble cast including Alejandra Walker, Javier Lopez, Ellen Clifford, Kjord Davis, Jesus Guevara and Alexandra Smothers, with Charles Wells, Tyler Vincent, Roman Marshanski, Kay Hand, Gavin Fonseca and Sassoun Hagopian in supporting roles. Revolving around an eccentric and dysfunctional Mexican immigrant family living in Los Angeles, the film is divided into three parts, each one with a story reflecting a family member (mother Carmen, daughter Bess and son Andrea) and the relationship that they establish with a new neighbor, a prostitute named Lucy Bell. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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