Los Angeles Plays Itself

Newly remastered and finally available to own, Thom Andersen’s landmark documentary Los Angeles Plays Itself explores the tangled relationship between the movies and their fabled hometown – as seen entirely through the films themselves. Andersen takes viewers on a whirlwind tour through the metropolis’ real and cinematic history revealing the real city that lives beneath. An extraordinary documentary, unlike any that has come before or since.

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