Somewhere in the City (1997)
- Starring:
- Sandra Bernhard, Ornella Muti, (more)
- Director(s):
- Ramin Niami
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR
- Format(s):
- DVD, (View All Versions)
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Synopsis of Somewhere in the City
Iranian-born director Ramin Niami loosely adapted the Maxim Gorky play The Lower Depths for this ensemble character study set in modern-day New York City's Lower East Side. Sandra Bernhard stars as Betty, a remarkably introverted and lonely therapist hungering for a male companion. In her apartment building, several other residents also have emotional, career, or romantic issues. Chinese student Lu Lu (Bai Ling) wants to stay in the U.S., so she interviews prospective husbands in hopes of obtaining a green card. Marta (Ornella Muti) is forced to sexually service her building's fat landlord daily in exchange for a free room, but she's in love with Frankie (Robert John Burke), an inept thief. Che (Paul Anthony Stewart) is a rich kid trying to incite a worker's revolt from his basement headquarters, while Graham (Peter Stormare) is a gay Shakespearean actor looking for love. Their stories intersect in the film's finale, which involves the kidnapping of former New York mayor Ed Koch (who plays himself). ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 93 mins
Complete Cast of Somewhere in the City
- Director(s):
- Ramin Niami
- Writer(s):
- Ramin Niami, Patrick Dillon
- Producer(s):
- Ramin Niami, Karen Robson
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR(Adult Humor, Sexual Situations, Adult Situations)
- Categories:
- Comedy
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