Avalon

Name: Avalon
Genre: Drama
Released: 1990-10-19
Duration: 2 h 8 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Aidan Quinn, Elizabeth Perkins, Leo Fuchs

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A Polish-Jewish family comes to the U.S. at the beginning of the twentieth century. There, the family and their children try to make themselves a better future in the so-called promised land... Read allA Polish-Jewish family comes to the U.S. at the beginning of the twentieth century. There, the family and their children try to make themselves a better future in the so-called promised land.A Polish-Jewish family comes to the U.S. at the beginning of the twentieth century. There, the family and their children try to make themselves a better future in the so-called promised land.

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Nominated for 4 Oscars
- 2 wins & 23 nominations total

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Avalon

Elizabeth Perkins and Aidan Quinn in Avalon (1990)

Armin Mueller-Stahl and Joan Plowright in Avalon (1990)

Armin Mueller-Stahl, Elizabeth Perkins, Kevin Pollak, Aidan Quinn, and Joan Plowright in Avalon (1990)

Armin Mueller-Stahl, Leo Fuchs, Lou Jacobi, and Israel Rubinek in Avalon (1990)

Armin Mueller-Stahl, Elijah Wood, Elizabeth Perkins, Aidan Quinn, and Joan Plowright in Avalon (1990)

Armin Mueller-Stahl and Elijah Wood in Avalon (1990)

Elijah Wood and Aidan Quinn in Avalon (1990)

A Polish-Jewish family arrives in the U.S. at the beginning of the twentieth century and they and their children try to build themselves a better future in the promised land. —Mattias Thuresson

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Taglines
- Three generations of family. They shared a dream called America in a place called Avalon.
Genre
- Drama
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- PG
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Trivia
The home in the suburbs where the Kaye family moves from Avalon is Writer, Producer, and Director Barry Levinson's actual childhood home in Forest Park, west of Baltimore's city center.

Goofs
Although the beginning of the picture is set in the late 1940s, the Christmas song "Silver Bells" is heard on Jules' car radio, sung by Bing Crosby. That version of the song was released in 1950.

Quotes
Sam Krichinsky: If I knew things would no longer be, I would have tried to remember better.

Crazy credits
The credits roll over a photograph of Avalon, which begins as a sharp color photograph, but fades into a worn black-and-white picture at the end.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Avalon/Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones/Henry & June/Desperate Hours (1990)

Soundtracks
Anniversary Song
Music by Iosif Ivanovici, arranged by Saul Chaplin, lyrics by Al Jolson and Saul Chaplin
Performed by Al Jolson
Courtesy of MCA Records

Top review

7/10

Real family life as it once was

It was like watching 30 Woody Allens frantically talking at the same time. At some moments a bit overwhelming but, all in all a good movie, also reminds me on Woody Allen's "Radio days". America, when the american dream was still a thing people believed in.

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