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

This film is inspired by the of Vincent LaMarca, a Long Beach, New York, detective. City By The SeaHD

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 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). : Vincent is forced to confront his history

: 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