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Bernadette Peters, Nick Corri, Madeleine Potter, Charles McCaughan, Chris Sarandon ... see more see more... , Mary Beth Hurt , Mercedes Ruehl , John Harkins , Anna Katarina , Bruce Peter Young , Michael Schoeffling , Steve Buscemi , Christine Dunford , Betty Comden , Tammy Grimes , Tama Janowitz , Joe Leeway , Michael Butler , Johann Carlo , Philip Lenkowsky , Harsh Nayyar , Stanley Tucci , Louis Guss , Maura Moynihan , Ken Kensei , Jonas Abry , Stephen Bastone , Mark Boone Jr. , Dianne Brill , Raye Dowell , Adam Coleman Howard , Paul Jabara , Sakina Jaffrey , Anthony LaPaglia , Lázaro Pérez , George Harris , Anthony Crivello , Jennifer Lee , Peter Friedman

Based on the stories by Tama Janowitz, this film follows the relationships and problems of a group of artists struggling to survive in New York City. ~ Iotis Erlewine, Rovi

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R, 2 hr. 5 min.

Directed by: James Ivory

Release Date: March 17, 1989

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DVD Release Date: July 26, 2005

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Ken Hanke
September 4, 2004
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Downright odd -- and not in a good way.

James Sanford
July 29, 2002
James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette

"each reel seems to last about a week"

Janet Maslin
May 20, 2003
Janet Maslin, New York Times

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Roger Ebert
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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Jonathan Rosenbaum
January 1, 2000
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

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Desson Thomson
January 1, 2000
Desson Thomson, Washington Post

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Hal Hinson
January 1, 2000
Hal Hinson, Washington Post

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Jonathan R. Perry
April 27, 2007
Jonathan R. Perry, Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)

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Emanuel Levy
July 14, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Walter Chaw
June 6, 2003
Walter Chaw, Film Freak Central

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