

Motel
1989-01-23 · 87 min · ★ 6.7
Documentary looking at the culture of three motels and their owners who remain untouched by homogenization and corporatism, located in Santa Fe, New Mexico; Florence, Arizona; and the semi-ghost town of Death Valley Junction, California. Everyone has an unusual story to tell.
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- Directors
- Christian Blackwood
- Production companies
- Caligari Film
- Countries
- Germany
- Status
- Released
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