New York Stories (1989)

6.4PG124 minDirector: Woody Allen

1989 film by Woody Allen, Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese

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.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is New York Stories about?
New York Stories (1989) — A middle-aged artist obsessed with his pretty young assistant, a precocious 12-year-old living in a hotel, and a neurotic lawyer with a possessive mother make up three Gotham tales.
Is New York Stories based on a true story?
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