Avalon (1990 film)

Avalon is a 1990 drama film directed by Barry Levinson. It is the third in Levinson's semi-autobiographical tetralogy of "Baltimore films" set in his hometown during the 1940s, '50s, and '60s: Diner (1982), Tin Men (1987), Avalon (1990), and Liberty Heights (1999). The film explores the themes of Jewish assimilation into American life.

Plot summary

It is the late 1940s and early '50s, and much has happened to the family of Polish Jewish immigrant Sam Krichinsky since he first arrived in America in 1914 and eventually settled in Baltimore.

Television is new. Neighborhoods are changing, with more and more families moving to the suburbs. Wallpaper has been Sam's profession, but his son Jules wants to try his hand at opening a large discount-appliance store with his cousin, Izzy, maybe even do their own commercials on TV.

Jules and his wife, Ann, still live with his parents, but Ann is quietly enduring the way that her opinionated mother-in-law Eva dominates the household. Ann is a modern woman who even learns to drive a car, although Eva refuses to ride with her and takes a streetcar instead.

'Avalon' is featured as a movie character in the following productions:

The Dark Ages (2012)

Actors: William Thomas Jones (actor), Kyle Rea (actor), Geoffroy Faugérolas (editor), Geoffroy Faugérolas (writer), Geoffroy Faugérolas (director), Geoffroy Faugérolas (producer), John C. Epperson (actor), Matt Milan (composer), Matt Milan (producer), Hunter Jackson (actor), Kristin Coffman (actress), Macarena Matrajt (miscellaneous crew), Jessica Lauren Richards (actress), Denise Rocard (actress), Jesus Martinez (actor),

Genres: Action, Sci-Fi, Short, Thriller,

Quotes:

Avalon: I'm not one of those marionettes. I fight for what I believe to be justice.

Caledonia: Whatever happens, the flame of the resistance must not be extinguished and will not be extinguished!

The Dark Ages (2012)

Genres: Action, Sci-Fi, Short, Thriller,

Quotes:

Avalon: I'm not one of those marionettes. I fight for what I believe to be justice.

Caledonia: Whatever happens, the flame of the resistance must not be extinguished and will not be extinguished!

The Pink Hotel (2010)

Actors: Chris Hefner (producer), Chris Hefner (director), Chris Hefner (editor), Stephanie Wyatt (actress), Chris Hefner (writer), Elita Ernsteen (actress), Daniel Knox (composer), Tommy Jansen (composer), Dan Sutherland (actor), Jennifer Gutowski (producer), Tim Dunn (actor), Peter Hoffman (actor), Lynnette Kucharski (actor), Chris Bower (actor),

Plot: A portrait of the moment in which a previously grand, luxurious lifestyle is revealed to be woefully unstable. Following the parallel experiences of several tenants of a luxury hotel, we witness the ways in which different personalities react when faced with the realization that something very fundamental to their lifestyle is utterly wrong. A man finds himself inexplicably unable to leave his room due to an overwhelming dread that something dire has been neglected. An obliviously decadent movie star spirals into stardom and terrible consequence. A devoted Concierge embarks on a mission to dispatch his beloved hotel with dignity. And the faded ghost of a woman, all too aware of the trajectory of her opulent home, slowly and quietly relinquishes control.

Genres: Drama, Mystery, War,