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Echo Park (1986)
Release Year: 1986
Nation: Austria, United States of America
Alternative Title: N/A
Director: Robert Dornhelm
Writer: Michael Ventura, Robert Dornhelm
Production & Genre
Producer(s):
Companies: Sascha-Verleih, Wien-Film
Genre: Comedy, Comedy Film, Drama
Awards & Similar
Awards: N/A
Similar:
Keywords
Keywords: dreams, lingerie slip, stripper
Story
In Echo Park, Los Angeles, May, a single mother and aspiring actress, rents out one of her rooms to Jonathan, an aspiring songwriter who delivers pizzas for a living. Meanwhile, in the neighboring apartment lives August, an Austrian bodybuilder dreaming of becoming the next Arnold Schwarzenegger. As life's pressures build up, both men vie for May's love while trying to make ends meet and chase their dreams.
Summary
Echo Park (1986), directed by Robert Dornhelm, is a comedy-drama set in the titular Los Angeles neighborhood where everybody seems to have aspirations beyond their current circumstances. The film centers around May, a single mother and aspiring actress who works as a singing telegram stripper and rents out rooms in her apartment to make ends meet. Her roommates are Jonathan, an aspiring songwriter with a day job delivering pizzas, and August, an Austrian bodybuilder pursuing his dreams of fame. The movie explores themes of ambition, love triangles, and the struggle for success while dealing with everyday life's realities.
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