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Feature film — 1989

New York Stories (1989)

6.22h 4mComedy — Drama — Romance

Three tales of love, ambition, and neurosis unfold in the city that never sleeps. In "Life Lessons" (Martin Scorsese), a tormented painter channels heartbreak into his art. In "Life Without Zoë" (Francis Ford Coppola), a precocious 12-year-old navigates privilege and loneliness in a Manhattan hotel. And in "Oedipus Wrecks" (Woody Allen), a man’s domineering mother literally becomes a looming presence over New York.

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A high-signal pick with 425 votes.

Touchstone Pictures / Jack Rollins & Charles H. Joffe Productions

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Director: Martin Scorsese

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Cast & crew

Nick Nolte as Lionel Dobie

Nick Nolte

Lionel Dobie

Rosanna Arquette as Paulette

Rosanna Arquette

Paulette

Patrick O'Neal as Phillip Fowler

Patrick O'Neal

Phillip Fowler

Mae Questel as Mother

Mae Questel

Mother

Steve Buscemi as Gregory Stark

Steve Buscemi

Gregory Stark

Talia Shire as Charlotte

Talia Shire

Charlotte

Giancarlo Giannini as Claudio

Giancarlo Giannini

Claudio

Heather McComb as Zoe

Heather McComb

Zoe

Don Novello as Hector

Don Novello

Hector

J

Jenny Nichols

Lundy

James Keane as Jimmy

James Keane

Jimmy

Woody Allen as Sheldon

Woody Allen

Sheldon

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