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Set under the brutally sunny skies of Depression-era Los Angeles, a tale of obsession that focuses on a city both exotic and vulgar, glamorous and raunchy, a place of heat and dust. Full of imports -- palm trees from Egypt and people from everywhere in search of health and wealth,... Read Full Overview

Set under the brutally sunny skies of Depression-era Los Angeles, a tale of obsession that focuses on a city both exotic and vulgar, glamorous and raunchy, a place of heat and dust. Full of imports -- palm trees from Egypt and people from everywhere in search of health and wealth,... Read Full Overview