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A trilogy about life in the big city. "Life lessons" is the tale of a passionate painter (Nolte) torn between his obsession for his art and his infatuation with his sultry assistant (Arquette). "Life without Zoe" is a wimsical fantasy of a very grown-up 12 year old who brings cha...

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Uniform Title:New York stories (Motion picture : 1989)
Corporate Authors: Touchstone Pictures, Buena Vista Home Video (Firm), Mill Creek Entertainment
Other Authors: Rollins, Jack, 1915-2015 (Producer), Joffe, Charles H. (Producer), Greenhut, Robert (Producer), Scorsese, Martin (Director), Price, Richard, 1949- (Screenwriter), Coppola, Francis Ford, 1939- (Director, Screenwriter), Coppola, Sofia, 1971- (Screenwriter), Roos, Fred (Producer), Fuchs, Fred (Fred S.) (Producer), Allen, Woody, 1935- (Director, Screenwriter), Nolte, Nick (Actor), Arquette, Rosanna, 1959- (Actor), Shire, Talia (Actor), Giannini, Giancarlo (Actor), Farrow, Mia, 1945- (Actor), Kavner, Julie (Actor), Questel, Mae, 1910-1998 (Actor)
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:English
Language Notes:English soundtrack; closed captioned in English.
Published: Minneapolis, Minn. : Mill Creek Entertainment, [2012]
Edition:Widescreen [version].
Subjects:
New York (N.Y.) > Drama.
Artists > Drama.
City children > Drama.
Legal drama.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Comedy films.
Short films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
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Summary:A trilogy about life in the big city. "Life lessons" is the tale of a passionate painter (Nolte) torn between his obsession for his art and his infatuation with his sultry assistant (Arquette). "Life without Zoe" is a wimsical fantasy of a very grown-up 12 year old who brings charm and magic to life in New York. "Oedipus wrecks" is the story of a neurotic lawyer (Allen) who cannot escape the influence of his mother.
A trilogy about life in the big city. Life lessons is the tale of a passionate painter torn between his obsession for his art and his infatuation with his sultry assistant. Life without Zoe is a wimsical fantasy of a very grown-up 12 year old who brings charm and magic to life in New York. Oedipus wrecks is the story of a neurotic lawyer who cannot escape the influence of his mother.
Item Description:Erroneous duration statement on container: 108 min.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1989.
Bonus feature: theatrical trailer.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:Blu-ray disc; 1080p HD; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1); DTS-HD Master Audio sound format ; requires Blu-ray player.
Audience:Rated PG.
Awards:American Comedy Award, 1990: Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture (Julie Kavner).
Production Credits:Life lessons / produced by Barbara DeFina ; written by Richard Price ; directed by Martin Scorsese ; director of photography, Nestor Almendros ; production designer, Kristi Zea -- Life without Zoe / produced by Fred Roos and Fred Fuchs ; written by Francis Coppola & Sofia Coppola ; directed by Francis Coppola ; cinematography by Vittorio Storaro ; production design by Dean Tavoularis -- Oedipus wrecks / produced by Robert Greenhut ; written and directed by Woody Allen ; cinematography by Sven Nykvist ; production design by Santo Loquasto.