Urbania

"Heard any good stories lately?"

Aug 9 2001 R 1h 43m
Drama

A series of urban legends take place around the life of a troubled man who is searching New York City for a mysterious stranger.

Plot

Charlie takes an odyssey through grief during a fall weekend in New York City. His encounters are planned and chance: with a homeless man who sleeps by his building, with a friend who's dying, with the couple who lives (and noisily loves) in the flat above him, with a bartender and a one-night-stand he follows home, and with a tattooed stranger whom he seeks out and befriends. Along the way, Charlie inhabits a city full of moments of violence and of stories and legends: a kidney thief, a microwaved poodle, a rat in a hot dog bun, a baby left on a car top, a tourist's toothbrush, needles in public-phone change slots. Charlie lives and tells his own stories. What caused his melancholy?

Written by

Daniel Reitz, Jon Shear

Directed by

Jon Shear

Languages

English

Awards

5 wins & 4 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
3,269
Average Rating
6.8 out of 10
Metascore
73
Popularity
NA