New York Stories

Plot Summary

Three tales of love, ambition, and neurosis unfold in the city that never sleeps. In "Life Lessons" (Martin Scorsese), a tormented painter channels heartbreak into his art. In "Life Without Zoë" (Francis Ford Coppola), a precocious 12-year-old navigates privilege and loneliness in a Manhattan hotel. And in "Oedipus Wrecks" (Woody Allen), a man’s domineering mother literally becomes a looming presence over New York.

Top Cast

Nick Nolte Lionel Dobie

Rosanna Arquette Paulette

Patrick O'Neal Phillip Fowler

Mae Questel Mother

Steve Buscemi Gregory Stark