# Leben und lieben in L.A. (1998)

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**Original title**: *Playing by Heart*
**Runtime**: 121 min
**Genres**: Comedy, Drama, Romance
**Directed by**: Willard Carroll
**Written by**: Willard Carroll
**Starring**: Gillian Anderson, Ellen Burstyn, Sean Connery, Anthony Edwards, Angelina Jolie, Jay Mohr

> *If romance is a mystery, there's only one way to figure it out.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Los Angeles becomes a sentimental roulette wheel where nine strangers spin on love’s dime. They circle each other through flirtations and fallouts until every misstep delivers a lesson in accidental romance. The film exits before it overstays its welcome.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, cozy, tender

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