Avalon
Avalon is a 1990 American drama film written and directed by Barry Levinson and starring Armin Mueller-Stahl, Elizabeth Perkins, Joan Plowright and Aidan Quinn. It is the third in Levinson's semi-autobiographical tetralogy of "Baltimore films" set in his hometown during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s: Diner (1982), Tin Men (1987), and Liberty Heights (1999). The film explores the themes of Jewish assimilation into American life, through several generations of a Polish immigrant family from the 1910s through the 1950s.
Plot
It is the late 1940s and early 1950s, 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.
Awards
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| author | Barry Levinson |
|---|---|
| award | National Board of Review: Top Ten Films |
| contentLocation | Baltimore |
| director | Barry Levinson |
| editor | Stu Linder |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | begin immigrant immigration move new neighbor open polish-jewish thanksgiving |
| musicBy | Randy Newman |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Cinematography Academy Award for Best Costume Design Academy Award for Best Original Score Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay |
| producer | Barry Levinson Mark Johnson |
| productionCompany | Baltimore Pictures |
| publisher | TriStar Pictures |
| recordedAt | Baltimore |