In New York's storied Chelsea Hotel, a novelist, a dancer, a painter, a poet, an aged jazz singer, and a young troubadour sort out their personal and artistic lives within walls haunted by the likes of Dylan Thomas, O. Henry, and Sarah Bernhardt. A boozy novelist balances wife, mistress, and stories. A dancer who's a waitress in the basement club chooses between a Hollywood jerk and a local painter. A youth from Minnesota who composes and sings may be the next Bob Dylan. A poet decides to give her feckless boyfriend another chance, even as her eyes tell us she knows what's ahead. An old jazz artist wants to place a bet and share his love for Lady Day. These walls do seem to talk. 一部低调的好片。朗诵蒙太奇。 曾主演过《烈爱风云》（Great Expectations）的美国男星伊森·霍克初执导筒便彰显非凡魅力，他的处女作《切尔西大墙》已被戛纳电影节列为被关注电影而参加评奖角逐。 这部《切尔西大墙》运用了数码技术，而且阵容大腕云集。伊森·霍克说，这部影片的创作灵感来自于威尔士著名诗人迪伦·托马斯的名剧《牛奶树下》。影片主要摄制场景在纽约一所不甚著名的“切尔西酒店”里，当初的预算只有15万美元。
