Avalon (1990)

Directed by

Barry Levinson

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 08m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 91 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows several generations of a Polish Jewish family as they immigrate to America and settle in Baltimore. It shows their changing lives and traditions from the 1910s through the 1950s.

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What happens

Avalon is a 1990 American drama film written and directed by Barry Levinson and starring Armin Mueller-Stahl, Elizabeth Perkins, Joan Plowright and Aidan Quinn. It is the third in Levinson's semi-autobiographical tetralogy of "Baltimore films" set in his hometown during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s; the other "Baltimore films" are Diner (1982), Tin Men (1987) and Liberty Heights (1999). The film explores the themes of Jewish assimilation into American life through several generations of a Polish immigrant family from the 1910s through the 1950s. The film was released on October 5, 1990 by Tri-Star Pictures to critical acclaim and was nominated for four Academy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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