''Somewhere in the City'' is a 1998 American
indie
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comedy-drama film
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written and directed by
Ramin Niami.
Cast
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Sandra Bernhard as Betty
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Ornella Muti
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Early life
Muti was born in Rome to a Neapolitan journalist father and ...
as Marta
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Robert John Burke
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as Frankie
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Peter Stormare as Graham
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Bai Ling
Bai Ling (, born October 10, 1966) is a Chinese-American actress known for her work in the films '' The Crow'', ''Nixon'', ''Red Corner'', '' Crank: High Voltage'', ''Dumplings'', ''Wild Wild West'', ''Anna and the King'', ''Southland Tales'', an ...
as Lu Lu
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Paul Anthony Stewart
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While Stewart has numerous theater credits, he is best known for portraying Danny Santos in the daytime soap opera '' Guiding Light''.
Early life
Stewar ...
as Che
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Bulle Ogier
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as Brigitte
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Linda Dano
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as Television Producer
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Bill Sage as Justin
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Kim Walker as Molly
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Ed Koch
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as himself
* Mohammad Ghaffari as Teddy
Soundtrack
The score was composed by Welsh composer and recording artist
John Cale, who performed it with Dawn Buckholz and Mark Deffenbaugh. The score was released alongside other songs used in the film on a soundtrack album in 1998.
References
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1998 films
American comedy-drama films
Films scored by John Cale
1998 comedy-drama films
Films directed by Ramin Niami
1990s English-language films
1990s American films
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