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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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