Somewhere in the City (1997)
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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… More 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, Rovi
- Directed By
- Ramin Niami
- Written By
- Ramin Niami
- Genres
- Art House & International, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Sep 18, 1998 Wide
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Cast
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Sandra Bernhard
as Betty
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Ornella Muti
as Marta
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Robert John Burke
as Frankie
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Peter Stormare
as Graham
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Ling Bai
as Lu Lu
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Paul Anthony Stewart
as Che
- Bulle Ogier
- Linda Dano
- Bill Sage
- Steven Schub
- Kim Walker
- John Fugelsang
- M.B. Ghaffari
- Robert Shapiro
- Dupre Kelly
- Jimmy Noonan
- Victoria Bastel
- David Pittu
- Paolina Weber
- Mike Danner
