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Avalon

1990

Barry Levinson

Armin Mueller-Stahl, Elizabeth Perkins, Aidan Quinn, Elijah Wood ...

6.2

543

Drama Sam Krichinsky came to America in 1914. Then he came to Baltimore. It was the most beautiful place he had seen in his entire life. Sam and his brothers married, had children and went to work, putting money into a hat to bring over the others: the father, the aunts, the uncles, the cousins. The family came together. The family grew apart. But every year, Sam retells the story of their trials, their triumphs, their caring for one another, ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Gene Siskel Chicago Tribune	"This is a movie that redefines the concept of a family picture. Families should see it together because there will be plenty to talk about regardless of how new your crowd is to this country."
		Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"'Avalon' is often a warm and funny film, but it is also a sad one (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"
		Hal Hinson The Washington Post	"With 'Avalon', Levinson reaches into his deepest self, and an artist can't be asked to do much more"
		Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Levinson wants nothing less than to capture the hope and despair of the American dream through the saga of one family It’s a grand ambition. But the film lacks the political, spiritual and sociological depth to realize it."
		Lawrence O'Toole Entertainment Weekly	"The movie is the visual equivalent of a stranger picking out highlights from his family album and providing brief descriptions of them"
		David Hepworth Empire	"Sentimentality creeps in now and again, but Levinson's steady grasp of his city's unique atmosphere makes these moments genuinely moving rather than hokey."
		Janet Maslin The New York Times	"A generous and touching film that is essentially smaller than its own sweeping ambitions, a crowded and skillfully drawn landscape from which no oversize figures emerge."
		Jay Scott The Globe and Mail	"Despite some fine performances, what should be a crystalline epic is a sloppy and sentimental tale of family life. Sterling performances in a leaden script."

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