New York Stories (1989)

Directed by

Francis Ford Coppola, Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese

Genre

drama film, anthology film, romantic comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 04m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 411 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Three separate stories take place in New York City. The first follows a famous painter and his assistant. The second is about a young girl living with her wealthy parents in a hotel. The third involves a man whose mother haunts him from the sky.

urbanunevenwhimsicalmelancholiccomedicdramaticnostalgicoffbeat

What happens

New York Stories is a 1989 American anthology film consisting of three segments with the central theme being New York City. The first is Life Lessons, directed by Martin Scorsese, written by Richard Price and starring Nick Nolte. The second is Life Without Zoë, directed by Francis Ford Coppola and written by Coppola with his daughter, Sofia Coppola. The last is Oedipus Wrecks, directed, written by and starring Woody Allen. In foreign theatrical releases, the order of the three films was altered, Coppola's being first, followed by Allen's, and finishing with Scorsese's. This movie also marks the film debuts of Adrien Brody and Kirsten Dunst. The film was screened out of competition at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. It was released to theaters on March 10, 1989 by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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