Chelsea Walls

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Chelsea Walls
Chelsea Walls FilmPoster.jpeg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Ethan Hawke
Produced by Alexis Alexanian
Pamela Koffler
Christine Vachon
Gary Winick
Written by Nicole Burdette
Starring Kris Kristofferson
Uma Thurman
Robert Sean Leonard
Vincent D'Onofrio
Natasha Richardson
Rosario Dawson
Music by Jeff Tweedy
Cinematography Tom Richmond
Edited by Adriana Pacheco
Production
company
Killer Films
IFC Films
Distributed by Lionsgate
Release dates
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  • September 21, 2001 (2001-09-21) (Woodstock Film Festival)
  • April 19, 2002 (2002-04-19)
Running time
109 minutes [1]
Country United States
Language English
Budget $100,000[2]
Box office $60,902[3]

Chelsea Walls is a 2001 independent film directed by Ethan Hawke and released by Lions Gate Entertainment. It stars Kris Kristofferson, Uma Thurman, Rosario Dawson, and Robert Sean Leonard among others, with original score by Jeff Tweedy of Wilco. The story takes place in the historic Chelsea Hotel in New York City.

Plot

The film tells five stories of a number of artists as they spend a single day in New York's famed bohemian home Chelsea Hotel, struggling with their arts and personal lives.

Cast

Reception

Chelsea Walls received negative reviews, currently holding a 26% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[4] Roger Ebert gave the film three stars out of four, claiming: "Movies like this do not grab you by the throat. You have to be receptive. The first time I saw "Chelsea Walls," in a stuffy room late at night at Cannes 2001, I found it slow and pointless. This time, I saw it earlier in the day, fueled by coffee, and I understood that the movie is not about what the characters do, but about what they are. It may be a waste of time to spend your life drinking, fornicating, posing as a genius and living off your friends, but if you've got the money, honey, take off the time."[5]

References

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  4. Chelsea Walls at Rotten Tomatoes
  5. Roger Ebert review of Chelsea Walls, rogerebert.com; accessed July 4, 2015.

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