Hotel Chelsea (film)
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| Directed by | Jorge Valdés-Iga |
| Written by | Hiro Masuda |
| Produced by | Hiro Masuda Tokuji Iuchi Yoishi Kobayashi |
| Starring | Nao Nagasawa Justin Morck Hiro Masuda Sawa Suzuki Anthony Laurent |
| Cinematography | Corey Eisenstein |
| Edited by | Alphonse du Fleur |
| Music by | Kazushi Miyakoda |
| Distributed by | Ichigo Ichie Films Ace Deuce Entertainment |
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Running time | 74 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Languages | Japanese English |
Hotel Chelsea is a thriller of 2009. The production traveled to New York for filming at the classic Hotel Chelsea, a place regularly visited by celebrities, after which the film was named.
Plot
A newlyweds Japanese couple traveling to the Hotel Chelsea in New York to enjoy their honeymoon, but one night, the wife found the lifeless body of her husband and a video of the brutal murder. A police detective arrived at the scene and tries to reconstruct the events surrounding the mystery.[1]
Festivals
- • Radar Hamburg International Independent Film Festival (Nov 2, 2009)
- • Queens International Film Festival (Nov 15, 2009)
- • Myrtle Beach International Film Festival (Dec 4, 2009)
- - Best Foreign Picture
- - Best Actress
- • Indie Spirit Film Festival (Apr 23, 2010)[2]
- • Seattle's True Independent Film Festival (Jun 9, 2010)
- • Okanagan International Film Festival (Jul 23, 2010)
- • Rhode Island International Film Festival (Aug 14, 2010)[3]
- • Eerie Horror Film Festival (Oct 10, 2010)
- • Japan Film Fest Hamburg (May 29, 2011)
Release
Early reviews for Hotel Chelsea at the 2009 Radar Hamburg International Independent Film Festival drew applause at its premiere. Hotel Chelsea official premiered in Tokyo on May 8, 2009 to critical acclaim and commercial success.[4] In July 2010 was released on DVD.[5] Since March 2011, Hotel Chelsea has been available online for free and it established a long term earthquake and tsunami relief fund for Japan.[6]
References
- ^ "Hotel Chelsea". 12° Japan Film Fest Hamburg. May 22, 2011. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
- ^ "2010 Film Schedule". Indie Spirit Film Festival. Apr 23, 2010. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
- ^ "Grid Format Schedule" (PDF). Rhode Island International Film Festival. Aug 3, 2010. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
- ^ "Scratch is Red-Hot in Mexico City for "Hotel Chelsea"". Digital Producer Magazine. Feb 22, 2010. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
- ^ "Hotel Chelsea - DVD". Amazon. Jul 2010. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
- ^ Ichigo Ichie Films (Mar 4, 2011). "Free Hotel Chelsea Movie for Japan Relief". YouTube. Retrieved August 23, 2011.