UNDISCOVERED

US, 2007, 97 minutes, Colour.
Pell James, Steven Strait, Kip Pardue, Carrie Fisher, Shannyn Sossamon, Stephen Moyer, Ashlee Simpson, Fisher Stevens, Peter Weller.
Directed by Meiert Avis.

Undiscovered is a small film about the music industry in Los Angeles at the beginning of the 21st century. The focus of attention is Luke, a composer, played by Stephen Strait who gets the opportunity to sing some of the songs.

At the beginning, he has a short encounter with Brier, Pell James, who is a model but goes to Los Angeles after two years to try acting. She meets Luke at the club, is interested in him, asks Carrie, her mentor, to help with all kinds of promotion while Luke is signed by a go-getting producer. The life as a performer, composer and his transformation is too much for Luke and he wants to return to composing and playing in clubs. While he has an on-again, of-again relationship with Brier, she decides to go back to New York and modelling.

Also in the picture is Luke’s brother, played by Kip Pardue, an eccentric musician.

Carrie Fisher and Peter Weller have cameo roles as managers and producers.

1. The music world, Los Angeles style? Composition, performance, ambitions, contracts, managers, publicists?

2. The New York opening, Luke, with Euan, the attraction to Brier, the gloves caught in the door?

3. The range of music, songs, performance, characters?

4. Luke himself, his relationship with his brother, going to Los Angeles, singing in the club, composing? Brier, telephoning Carrie, the advice? Going to LA, becoming a model? Wanting to act, going to the studio, the taunts of the other students? Her visiting the club, seeing Luke and recognising him, the polite conversation, liking, feeling sorry for him, his hopes, contacting Carrie, organising publicity for Luke, on social media?

5. Schwenk, his entourage, public relations, visiting the club, his signing Luke, his spiel?

6. Luke himself, the opportunity, discussions, the contract, recording, the transformation, appearance, with the Brier, on and off relationship, the friendship and his singing?

7. Euan, his character, eccentric, appearance and clothes, the groups, wanting money, later giving money to Luke?

8. The clash with Brier, yet the love, the breakup, Luke and his decision about his future, the truth about himself?

9. The choices of composition, performance? The agent and his being at the club, the discussions, contracting him to be a composer? Meeting Carrie? Brier present, her going to the airport?

10. Brier, her boyfriend, the musician, absent on tour, his returns, plausible talk, sexual relationships, the breakup?

11. Brier and her friend, singing with Luke, advice, present at the end and singing?

12. Luke, leaving the airport, getting a ticket? Holding up the plane?

13. The plans, and the romantic comedy touches on the plane and the take-off?