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Chelsea on the Rocks

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Chelsea on the Rocks
Directed byAbel Ferrara
Written byAbel Ferrara
David Linter
Chris Zois
Produced byJen Gatien
David D. Wasserman
StarringVito Acconci
Donald Baechler
Stanley Bard
Sathima Bea Benjamin
Jamie Burke
Christy Scott Cashman
Robert Crumb
Giancarlo Esposito
Abel Ferrara
Miloš Forman
Adam Goldberg
Ethan Hawke
Gaby Hoffmann
Dennis Hopper
Grace Jones
Bijou Phillips
Zaldy
CinematographyDavid Hausen
Ken Kelsch
Edited byLangdon Page
Music byRobert Burger
Release dates
  • May 23, 2008 (2008-05-23) (Cannes)
  • October 2, 2009 (2009-10-02) (United States)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Chelsea on the Rocks is a documentary film directed by Abel Ferrara about the Hotel Chelsea. The film features Ferrara interviewing people who have and had lived at the hotel, intercut with dramatized footage of some famous events that took place there. During the film's interviews and docudrama Gaby Hoffmann, Ethan Hawke, Dennis Hopper, Robert Crumb, Adam Goldberg, Grace Jones, Miloš Forman, and Bijou Phillips make appearances.

The film premiered at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival out of competition,[1][2] and opened in theatres on October 2, 2009.[3]

Reception

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On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 71% based on 28 reviews, with an average rating of 6.92/10. The website's critical consensus reads: "Abel Ferrara's loving portrait of New York's Chelsea Hotel is less interested in telling the story of its famous residents than in exploring the magic of the place that housed so many moments in rock history".[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Chelsea on the Rocks The Movie". www.chelseaontherocks-themovie.com. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  2. ^ "Special Screenings: "Chelsea on the Rocks" by Abel Ferrara". Cannes Film Festival. May 23, 2008. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  3. ^ "Chelsea on the Rocks". pastemagazine.com. 1 October 2009. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  4. ^ Chelsea on the Rocks (2009), 8 April 2014, retrieved 2019-10-11
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