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: Poe depicts a "doomed city" in the West where the water is hideously serene and the light is unnatural.

: Vincent is forced to confront his history when he investigates a murder where the prime suspect is his own estranged, drug-addicted son, Joey (James Franco).

: It serves as a meditation on mortality, ending with the city sinking into the sea as "Hell, rising from a thousand thrones, shall do it reverence". City by the Sea (2002) City By The SeaHD

: Vincent must choose between his duty as a cop and his instincts as a father, eventually working to bring his son in safely before more vengeful police officers find him first. 2. The Poem: " The City in the Sea " by Edgar Allan Poe

If you are looking for a more gothic or atmospheric "story," this 1845 poem describes a surreal, abandoned city ruled by . : Poe depicts a "doomed city" in the

: Vincent LaMarca (Robert De Niro) is a veteran homicide detective who has tried to bury his painful past. His father was executed years earlier for a tragic kidnapping, a shadow Vincent has spent his life running from.

This film is inspired by the of Vincent LaMarca, a Long Beach, New York, detective. City by the Sea (2002) : Vincent must

: While set in Long Beach, the film was largely shot in Asbury Park, New Jersey , using its decaying boardwalks to reflect the fractured lives of the characters.