New York Stories
1989
The omnibus film New York Stories is the product of three powerhouse filmmakers. The film is divided into three stories, each exploring a different aspect of life in the Big Apple. Life Lessons, directed by Martin Scorcese, is a Dostoevsky-like tale of the rarefied Art World, with Nick Nolte as a self-indulgent abstractionist .. Read more
| Starring | Nick Nolte, Talia Shire, Julie Kavner, Giancarlo Giannini |
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| Director | Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen, Francis Ford Cop |
| Genres | Comedy |
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New York Stories
The omnibus film New York Stories is the product of three powerhouse filmmakers. The film is divided into three stories, each exploring a different aspect of life in the Big Apple. Life Lessons, directed by Martin Scorcese, is a Dostoevsky-like tale of the rarefied Art World, with Nick Nolte as a self-indulgent abstractionist who loves Rosanna Arquette, but can't bring himself to lie to her about her negligible artistic talents. Life Without Zoe, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, is more than a little reminiscent of Kay Thompson's Eloise stories, with 12-year-old Zoe (Heather McComb) running amok at the Sherry-Netherland hotel while her parents are embarked upon a world-girdling vacation. The last and is Woody Allen's Oedipus Wrecks, wherein a schnooky lawyer (guess who?) inadvertently creates the Jewish Mother From Hell: thanks to a misguided magic trick, Allen's mama (the incomparable Mae Questel) becomes a huge spectral vision on the New York skyline, telling everyone within earshot about her son's inadequacies. The cinematographer lineup on New York Stories includes Nestor Almendros, Vittorio Storaro and Sven Nykvist.~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
| Starring | Nick Nolte, Talia Shire, Julie Kavner, Giancarlo Giannini, Mia Farrow, Rosanna Arquette, Woody Allen, Chris Elliott, Samantha Larkin, Mae Questal |
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| Director | Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen, Francis Ford Cop |
| Studio | WALT DISNEY STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 59 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 15 Jun 2006 Production year: 1989 |
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A word to the wise. As soon as Martin Scorsese's Life Lessons episode of this trilogy of Big Apple tales ends, you have 33 minutes to yourself — unless, of course, you feel you really have to sit through Francis Coppola's atrocious aberration Life without Zoe. It's like watching Louis Malle's zany Zazie dans le Métro come off the rails. Scorsese's contribution, on the other hand, is a superbly controlled drama focusing on artist Nick Nolte's relationship with his muse, Rosanna Arquette. But the real showstopper comes from Woody Allen, whose Oedipus Wrecks is one of the funniest things he's ever done, thanks largely to a monstrous performance by mother-from-hell Mae Questel.
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Worth watching for Scorsese's sharp look at the art world and Allen's ultimate Jewish mother joke. Sandwiched between them is Coppola at his most disastrously winsome.
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12 out of 13 people found this review helpful
Scorsese - great, Allen - pretty good, Coppola - oh dear
Three short films from three directors based in New York. These things are always a bit hit-and-miss, but just look at the talent involved here. This has got to... more
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Two out of three ain't bad
The first story, directed by Scorcese, is great, and features Nick Nolte as a neurotic NY artist and his troubled relationship with girlfriend/muse Rosanne ... more
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