Three short films are strung together in New York Stories. The first is Martin Scorsese's "Life Lessons", written by Richard Price, and starring Nick Nolte and Rosanna Arquette. Nick is a tortured artist, and has a passionate but strange relationship with Rosanna, his assistant. This vignette is a little weird, but if you're into art and emotional, volatile relationships, you might like it.
The second is Francis Ford Coppola's "Life without Zoe", co-written by him and Sofia Coppola. Talia Shire plays an incompetent mother to Heather McComb, who's spoiled, rich, and pretty much only serves to annoy the audience. In general, I don't like Sofia Coppola's work, but if you do, you might appreciate this directionless piece.
Woody Allen's "Oedipus Wrecks" concludes New York Stories. It's equally as weird as the previous two vignettes; a man who hates his mother wishes she would disappear and then she does. Look for Mia Farrow, Julie Kavner, Mae Questel, Larry David, and Woody himself in the cast. If you liked Woody's Magic in the Moonlight or The Curse of the Jade Scorpion, you'll probably think this vignette is cute.
The second is Francis Ford Coppola's "Life without Zoe", co-written by him and Sofia Coppola. Talia Shire plays an incompetent mother to Heather McComb, who's spoiled, rich, and pretty much only serves to annoy the audience. In general, I don't like Sofia Coppola's work, but if you do, you might appreciate this directionless piece.
Woody Allen's "Oedipus Wrecks" concludes New York Stories. It's equally as weird as the previous two vignettes; a man who hates his mother wishes she would disappear and then she does. Look for Mia Farrow, Julie Kavner, Mae Questel, Larry David, and Woody himself in the cast. If you liked Woody's Magic in the Moonlight or The Curse of the Jade Scorpion, you'll probably think this vignette is cute.