New York Stories
The film is divided into three stories, each exploring a different aspect of life in the Big Apple. A middle-aged artist obsessed with his pretty young assistant, a precocious 12 year old living in a hotel, and a neurotic lawyer with a possessive mother make up three Gotham tales.
23 August 1943, Detroit, Michigan, USA
25 July 1965, Quincy, Massachusetts, USA
14 June 1917
19 January 1978, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
18 August 1957, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France
3 December 1973, San Diego, California, USA
July 23, 1953 in Hamilton, Ohio, USA
15 January 1922, Brooklyn, New York, USA
13 July 1931, Toledo, Ohio, USA
December 11, 2007
All three films are in different ways concerned with how love affects their central characters, and all three are predictably stylish.
September 27, 2003
As Meatloaf once said, two out of three ain't bad
May 20, 2003
It's still too early to tell whether the cheering New York Stories will be a box-office hit, but one can hope.
September 10, 2002
Have a blast with the first story, fast-forward through the second and check out the last.
January 01, 2000
Allen's contribution is the only one that can be counted as a genuine success.
January 26, 2006
Only Woody Allen seems to have understood what is possible in a featurette.
January 01, 2000
A novel and fascinating foray into highly stylized, highly personal filmmaking.
January 01, 2000
New York Stories consists of three films, one good, one bad, one disappointing.
November 03, 2006
Each film is distinct from the other in its tone, which in some ways is good, but it also hinders any rhythm from emerging other than the fact that this club loves a certain city.
August 30, 2002
Two out of three ain't bad.
December 11, 2007
Whether it happened by chance or design, the sketches have more than just New York in common: all three have something to do with middle age, as well as with romantic relationships.
November 05, 2002
Worth it for the Allen episode.
