MTV reports that rocker Lenny Kravitz has decided to create and star in a semiautobiographical film in which he plays a musician searching for love and happiness. Entitled "Barbecues and Bar Mitzvahs", Kravitz reveals that this dramatic comedy is "not a music movie, which is cool. There are no concert scenes or anything. It's about someone in my particular position growing up between two cultures. It's like 'Annie Hall' or 'Manhattan'.

Pre-Production begins in the fall and will shoot next spring. Lenny will play the lead character, but the other roles are up for grabs. "I have some people in mind and people who have expressed interest, but nothing's on paper" says the musician. The son of a Jewish TV producer and black actress Roxie Roker, Kravitz spent much of his childhood searching for his identity as a child and found solace in music. The movie, due in 2005, will address this discovery.

Kravitz is about to embark on a worldwide tour for the next few months, with filming set to begin when it wraps.

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