Laurel Canyon

Laurel Canyon

6.0IMDb Score
Released:2003-03-07
Genre:Drama, Romance
Duration:103 min
Country:United States of America
Director:Lisa Cholodenko
Actors:Frances McDormand, Christian Bale, Kate Beckinsale, Natascha McElhone, Alessandro Nivola
Production:Antidote Films

Overview:

When an uptight young man and his fiancée move into his libertine mother's house, the resulting clash of life attitudes shakes everyone up.

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