Slaves of New York

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Slaves of New York

R

Released Mar 17, 1989

2h 1m

Comedy

Drama

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A hat designer (Bernadette Peters) and her painter boyfriend (Adam Coleman Howard) play the art game.

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John Pym

Sight & Sound

Ivory observes these youthful shenanigans with a notably engaged sympathy.

Jan 17, 2020

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

The first thing I feel is a genuine dislike for the people in this film... I dislike them because they are stupid and they have occupied my time with boring conversation. It is more than that. They are not simply stupid. They value stupidity.

Rated: 0.5/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

I liked its honesty, ferocity, sophistication, and even its laziness. [Full review in Spanish]

Jul 5, 2022

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Jonathan R. Perry

Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)

Rated: 1/5

Apr 27, 2007

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Jul 14, 2005

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Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Downright odd -- and not in a good way.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 4, 2004

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***Due to the recent RT changes that have basically ruined my past reviews, I am mostly only giving a rating rather than a full review.***

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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FLAWED adaptation of a book that would have been hard to adapt in the right hands (Andy Warhol owned the rights before he died). Peters is far too old to be playing the part, but actually, you forgive that fact quickly. What you do not forgive is some of the poor acting from some of the supporting players (Madeline Potter is awful). Some glimpses of Merchant Ivory expertise, but Merchant Ivory are not the right people doing this movie.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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This movie is defining.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Somehwat disappointing.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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I wanted to like this more because of some of the cast in it that I like. But when it came down to it, the movie had nothing to offer. I kept wondering what the point of this was.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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I haven't seen this movie in years, but so many parts of it have always stuck in my head. The boyfriend's outrageous lies. Bernadette Peter's sheer awesomeness. My favorite Supremes song.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Synopsis

A hat designer (Bernadette Peters) and her painter boyfriend (Adam Coleman Howard) play the art game.

Director: James Ivory
Producer: Gary Hendler, Ismail Merchant
Distributor: TriStar Pictures, Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Merchant Ivory Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 17, 1989, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $294.4K
Runtime: 2h 1m
Sound Mix: Surround

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