L.A. Without a Map is a 1998 romantic comedy-drama film directed by Mika Kaurismäki, who co-wrote the screenplay with Richard Rayner, based on Rayner's 1988 semi-autobiographical novel Los Angeles Without a Map. The film stars David Tennant, Vinessa Shaw, Julie Delpy and Vincent Gallo, with Cameron Bancroft and Joe Dallesandro. The plot follows a British undertaker and aspiring screenwriter who has a fling with an American aspiring actress and impulsively follows her to Los Angeles. It is an international co-production of France, the United Kingdom, Finland and Luxembourg.