Movie

Slaves of New York

1989 · 124 min

A wry, meandering drift through 80s downtown art circles, mixing quiet melancholy with absurd social comedy.

Tagline: Slaves of art. Slaves of love.
Overview: Meet the denizens of New York City: artists, prostitutes, saints, and seers. All are aspiring toward either fame or oblivion while hoping for love and acceptance. Instead they find high rent, faithless partners, and dead-end careers.
How it feels: Satirical, melancholic, whimsical and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Art, identity, isolation, love
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: art
identity
isolation
love
class
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild