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Somewhere in the City (1998)

1998-06-11 · 1h 34m · EN
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The film portrays life of New York City's Lower East Side inhabitants. Introvert therapist Betty is befriended with Chinese immigrant Lu Lu, leftist radical Che is also Lu Lu's friend. Italian immigrant and wife of supervisor of building where they all live, Marta, is having an affair with her neighbour Frankie who likes scams. One of his scams goes terribly wrong.

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Ramin NiamiDirector, WriterPatrick DillonWriter

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Bai LingBai LingLu LuSandra BernhardSandra BernhardBettyOrnella MutiOrnella MutiMartaRobert John BurkeRobert John BurkeFrankiePeter StormarePeter StormareGrahamBill SageBill SageJustinLinda DanoLinda DanoTelevision ProducerKim WalkerKim WalkerMolly, Texas Acting StudentPaolina WeberPaolina WeberNineAmy HargreavesAmy HargreavesJessica DublinJessica Dublin

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Genre affinityComedy · DramaDialogue densityComedy · DramaDirector preference644105Actor preference60671 · 24237 · 131351Country preferenceUsDecade preference1990

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What is Somewhere in the City about?

The film portrays life of New York City's Lower East Side inhabitants. Introvert therapist Betty is befriended with Chinese immigrant Lu Lu, leftist radical Che is also Lu Lu's friend. Italian immigrant and wife of supervisor of building where they all live, Marta, is having an affair with her neighbour Frankie who likes scams. One of his scams goes terribly wrong.

How long is Somewhere in the City?

Somewhere in the City has a runtime of 94 minutes.