New York Stories

About New York Stories

Three tales of love, ambition, and neurosis unfold in the city that never sleeps. In "Life Lessons" (Martin Scorsese), a tormented painter channels heartbreak into his art.

New York Stories is a 1989 comedy romance film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese. The film is filed under anthology, obsession, artist, and occult.

Nick Nolte takes the lead as Lionel Dobie, Rosanna Arquette as Paulette, Patrick O'Neal as Phillip Fowler, and Mae Questel as Mother. It runs 124 minutes and was released in March 1989.

The screenplay is by Francis Ford Coppola and Richard Price. Produced by Jack Rollins & Charles H. Joffe Productions.

The Ninth Gate, Factory Girl, and Payback make useful companions to New York Stories, all filed under hotel and new york city. TMDB voters put it at 6.2 out of 10 across 424 votes and it carries a PG rating.