{"id":45,"date":"2006-03-08T10:49:41","date_gmt":"2006-03-08T17:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=45"},"modified":"2023-12-08T12:48:20","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T19:48:20","slug":"welcome-to-la-1977","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=45","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to L.A. (1976)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;ve just been to a movie and I was the only person there. I love Greta Garbo.&#8221; <\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Welcome-to-L.A.-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Welcome-to-L.A.-Poster-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-23243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Welcome-to-L.A.-Poster-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Welcome-to-L.A.-Poster-83x128.jpg 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Welcome-to-L.A.-Poster.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhile visiting his millionaire father (Denver Pyle) in Los Angeles, a songwriter (Keith Carradine) sleeps or flirts with numerous women, including a lonely real estate agent (Sally Kellerman), an unhappy housewife (Geraldine Chaplin), a photographer (Lauren Hutton), and a housekeeper (Sissy Spacek).  <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alan Rudolph Films<\/li>\n<li>Ensemble Cast<\/li>\n<li>Geraldine Chaplin Films<\/li>\n<li>Harvey Keitel Films<\/li>\n<li>Keith Carradine Films<\/li>\n<li>Los Angeles<\/li>\n<li>Romance<\/li>\n<li>Sally Kellerman Films<\/li>\n<li>Sissy Spacek Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review:<\/strong><br \/>\nI disagree with Peary that &#8220;this poor man&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=8558\"><em>Nashville<\/em><\/a> falls flat on all accounts&#8221;.  These L.A. folks may not be especially appealing (indeed, as Peary notes, many are either &#8220;depressed, frustrated, [and\/or] obnoxious&#8221;), but their travails are interesting to watch for two hours, especially given that the tightly woven storyline switches so frequently we never have a chance to tire of any given subplot. The acting is uniformly excellent, and it&#8217;s fun to see so many great names (Spacek, Keitel, Carradine, Hutton, Chaplin, Kellerman, etc.) together in one film. According to IMDb, opinions seem to be widely split on this movie &#8212; people either love it or hate it; and while I&#8217;m not usually a fan of Altman-esque ensemble films (he produced this one), I happen to fall into the former category this time around.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sissy Spacek as a quirky maid who likes to vacuum topless<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Welcome-to-L.A.-Spacek.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Welcome-to-L.A.-Spacek-1024x569.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-58281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Welcome-to-L.A.-Spacek-1024x569.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Welcome-to-L.A.-Spacek-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Welcome-to-L.A.-Spacek-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Welcome-to-L.A.-Spacek-768x426.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Welcome-to-L.A.-Spacek-1536x853.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Welcome-to-L.A.-Spacek-486x270.png 486w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Welcome-to-L.A.-Spacek-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Welcome-to-L.A.-Spacek.png 1817w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Geraldine Chaplin&#8217;s melancholic, Camille-loving housewife<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Welcome-to-L.A.-Chaplin.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Welcome-to-L.A.-Chaplin-1024x564.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"353\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-58282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Welcome-to-L.A.-Chaplin-1024x564.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Welcome-to-L.A.-Chaplin-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Welcome-to-L.A.-Chaplin-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Welcome-to-L.A.-Chaplin-768x423.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Welcome-to-L.A.-Chaplin-1536x846.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Welcome-to-L.A.-Chaplin-490x270.png 490w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Welcome-to-L.A.-Chaplin.png 1839w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Harvey Keitel as Chaplin&#8217;s husband<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Welcome-to-L.A.-Keitel.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Welcome-to-L.A.-Keitel-1024x566.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"354\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-58283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Welcome-to-L.A.-Keitel-1024x566.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Welcome-to-L.A.-Keitel-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Welcome-to-L.A.-Keitel-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Welcome-to-L.A.-Keitel-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Welcome-to-L.A.-Keitel-1536x849.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Welcome-to-L.A.-Keitel-489x270.png 489w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Welcome-to-L.A.-Keitel-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Welcome-to-L.A.-Keitel.png 1841w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The haunting title song, which stayed in my mind for days afterwards<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See?<\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s recommended as an interesting ensemble piece.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0076910\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1977\/03\/11\/archives\/screen-welcome-a-look-at-la-life.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/welcome-to-la-1\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve just been to a movie and I was the only person there. I love Greta Garbo.&#8221; Synopsis: While visiting his millionaire father (Denver Pyle) in Los Angeles, a songwriter (Keith Carradine) sleeps or flirts with numerous women, including a lonely real estate agent (Sally Kellerman), an unhappy housewife (Geraldine Chaplin), a photographer (Lauren Hutton), and a housekeeper (Sissy Spacek). Genres: Alan Rudolph Films Ensemble Cast Geraldine Chaplin Films Harvey Keitel Films Keith Carradine Films Los Angeles Romance Sally Kellerman&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=45\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=45"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93831,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45\/revisions\/93831"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=45"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=45"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=45"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}