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"The City of the One Night Stands."

Apr 20 1978 R 1h 46m
Drama, Music, Romance

The lives of a group of Hollywood neurotics intersect over the Christmas holidays. Foremost among them, a songwriter visits Los Angeles to work on a singer's album. The gig, unbeknownst to him, is being bankrolled by his estranged father, a dairy magnate, who hopes to reunite with his son. When the songwriter meets an eccentric housewife who fancies herself a modern-day Garbo, his world of illusions comes crashing down.

Plot

This mosaic comedy-drama tells the story of a La Ronde-like circle of romantic adventures and failed affairs centered around a songwriter named Carroll Barber and his father Carl Barber. There is a trail of Carroll's past relationship spread throughout the city of Los Angeles. Barber is an aloof womanizer who cannot commit to any relationship, and is used to illustrate the loneliness of Los Angeles big-city life. Among the women in his life are Ann Goode, a lonely real estate agent, Karen Hood, a Valley housewife addicted to taxi rides, Linda Murray, a woman prone to vacuuming in the nude and Nona Bruce, the snapshot-taking mistress of a wealthy man.

Written by

Alan Rudolph

Directed by

Alan Rudolph

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Lions Gate Films

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award1 nomination total

Scores
# of Votes
1,318
Average Rating
5.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA