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    Liberty Heights 1999 POSTER

    Liberty Heights

    1999

    English

    7.0

    9

    86%

    76%

    Action

    anti-semitism

    antisemitism

    baltimore, usa

    Comedy

    coming of age

    Drama

    high school

    jewish life

    Music

    Romance

    Barry Levinson Barry Levinson Director Kiersten Warren Kiersten Warren as Annie the Stripper Katie Finneran Katie Finneran as Mrs. Johnson Adrien Brody Adrien Brody as Van Kurtzman Art Hall Art Hall as Youth in Synagogue
    This semi-autobiographical film by Barry Levinson follows various members of the Kurtzman clan, a Jewish family living in suburban Baltimore during the 1950s. As teenaged Ben completes high school, he falls for Sylvia, a black classmate, creating inevitable tensions. Meanwhile, Ben's brother, Van, attends college and becomes smitten with a mysterious woman while their father tries to maintain his burlesque business.
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