Avalon (1990)
A Russian Jewish family comes to the USA at the beginning of the Twentieth Century. There, the family and their children try to make themselves a better future in the so-called promised land. (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Barry Levinson
Written By: Barry Levinson
Starring: Kevin Pollak, Elijah Wood, Aidan Quinn, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Joan Plowright, Elizabeth Perkins, Lou Jacobi, Eve Gordon, Leo Fuchs
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
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Avalon belongs to 10 collections
1. Netflix Instant (collaborative: moderated by somnivore - 29 stars)
2. Academy Award - Oscar - ALL Best Picture, Directing, Acting & Screenplay Nominees (collaborative - 22 stars)
3. Jewish (collaborative: moderated by djross - 6 stars)
4. Best by different standards (public: sesito71 - 6 stars)
5. Inspired by Director's Own Childhood (collaborative: moderated by mattorama12 - 4 stars)
6. Best Original screenplay (collaborative: moderated by Roman_Herbom - 2 stars)
7. Randy Newman (composer) (collaborative: moderated by djross - 1 star)
8. Baltimore (collaborative)
9. Based on filmmaker's own parent(s) (collaborative: moderated by iconogassed)
10. 1990: Year in Review (public: polanski28)
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| Nov 18, 2020 | SolomonBurrr | 72 59th |
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| Sep 11, 2018 |  |
glumpy_99 | 93 86th |
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Gripping, absorbing family saga takes its time setting up its pieces, ultimately delivering a painful and thoughtful series of emotional blows, as it charts the quiet, inexorable deterioration of ties within an extended European family upon their exposure to American culture (here cleverly symbolised by the rise of television). Sometimes episodic, with telescoping of certain events towards the end a little jarring, but an impressive achievement for Levinson overall, helped by a terrific cast.
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| Oct 01, 2014 |  |
stuie299 | 80 61st |
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This is a bit of a slow burner, but it has great character development and an emotionally moving payoff. Overall the acting and screenplay are good enough. What really makes this film is the directing. Levinson shows great attention to detail and the way he uses holidays is brilliant. So if you're willing to stick with this one you won't be disappointed. The viewer is definitely rewarded the longer they watch.
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| Oct 09, 2013 | glm01 | 77 55th |
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| Aug 14, 2009 | pompousass | 20 44th |
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The narrative events, far from epical or sagalike, resemble animated snapshots from a family photo album, documenting the onward march of the American Dream from urban sardine tin to a house in the suburbs with a television set and TV trays. None of the events could not be recollected for universal enjoyment at a family picnic. Or family funeral. It is precisely the universality of that enjoyment which limits the emotional range of the movie -- and the level of the enjoyment -- so severely.
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| May 02, 2007 |  |
Stain | 50 33rd |
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Thoroughly tepid semi-autobiographical movie that's sort of like going through a total stranger's scrapbooks for two hours
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| Aug 09, 2010 |  |
billkerwin | 86 71st |
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Perhaps Barry Levinson's most personal film, this episodic reflection on the gradual assimilation and corresponding alienation of the immigrant Jewish community uses the rise of television as both a metaphor and an organizing device. Lou Jacobi and the Thanksgiving dinner wars are particularly funny . . . and moving.
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| Average Percentile 57.75% from 163 Ratings |  |