He is an emotional vampire. He does not need the blood of his victims, but he need's the drama of the emotional breakdown. That is what awakens the creative beast and must repeat, over and over again. Scorsese's is a genius.
The segment, "Life Stories" is perhaps some of Scorsese's most humane material he has ever created. There is truly a great deal of character depth and rich characterizations in this film that reach the humanism found in Alexander Payne films.
vistavizion After Hours is really brilliant as well. A little freaky though. It's a gem of a movie because it's like a piece of the past, that situation would never happen in modern day nyc. If he had a cellphone the whole movie would be over in 5 minutes haha
I remember watching this when the VHS came out. LOL. I still remember the passion he had and the obsession. A true artist whatever that means. An excellent short story.
I really didn’t care for the other stories in this, however I found this one profoundly moving. It stayed with me for a long time, and I don’t know why.
The story with Nick Nolte is one of the greatest short films I have ever seen. I haven't seen it in 20 years - isn't there a scene with Conquistador playing as he paints? Man, I freaking LOVED that film. I remember he wanted to kiss her foot. I remember the weird stuff I guess lol.
a great find fir me online on the 33rd anniversary of the release date of the movie. how synchronistic is this :) this movie is definitely one of my favorite movies. life lessons being my favorite segment. i lived in nyc for a year, fresh from Arizona. the movie was released in March 1989, where i saw it in theater in Manhattan. i tried leaving nyc, i really tried. after 3 years of being away, i had to return to the city that kept my heart captive. that move back to nyc for me lasted 20 years the second time around. i loved this segment of the movie... characters so convincing. i hadn't experienced anything like that while i was in ny the first time around, but, what a tumble in time when i retuned to nyc in 1994. being in the right place at the right time, i was lead into the nyc art scene. such an adventure in the nyc art scene of the 90's and early 2000's!! endless art receptions: downtown, Tribeca, SoHo, Chelsea, east & west village, midtown, upper east side, Harlem, and more. art receptions and the art world mingle... i developed as an artist myself in nyc(, that's another story)... the colorful artists mingle with the money. Lional's loft in SoHo. i remember when a lot of the buildings were vacant and a few art galleries. a few artist friends owned buildings they got for a song. . i knew an artist, lived like a pauper, had a beautiful loft on church street. died with no children. at time of death, his loft valued 1.4 million. do artists do better when tormented?? i was certainly tormented when i lived in nyc, yet, my art, well respected by artists and critics alike. that works :) tormental: an artist's portal in and out of magical melancholy that drives creativity. ( i just made that up) lionel played that tormented hound tooth violin with a fine tuned bow :) i think Scorsese did a great job portraying a struggling nyc artist of that time. and, ther vulnerable girl, in the city, looking for acceptance and recognition that primarily goes to the big boys club. she will always be a little whisper of a pretty girl in the art world, never taken seriously by an established gallery ( although Roseanna Arquette as an actress in this movie, so top notch!) Steve Buscemi is great in the movie too. Nick Nolte, nailed it!! definitely a timeless trilogy of ..... New York Stories ♥️
A great film and a beautiful montage you made that perfectly captures what Scorsese did. Fantastic use of Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade of Pale" in this film, as only Scorsese, who uses music so effectively, knows how.
"All I wanna do when I wake up in the morning is see your eyes Rosanna, Rosanna I never thought that a girl like you could ever care for me Rosanna"!....
I loved this movie. Its three parts were very important to me. By the way, I looked for this excerpt on 80's and nothing. Now we have RU-vid. Thanks, God!
I thought that this section was the best part of New York Stories, directed by Scorsese. The other 2 segments, directed by Francis Ford Coppola and Woody Allen did not speak to me as much as this portion. Scorsese is a master director and he utilizes music brillianly to set the mood. This was one of Nick Nolte's best performances. As painter Lionel Dobie he gets obsessed with his work as well as his women.
He gets obsessed with young women -- emotionally unobtainable ones -- in order to paint; its what provides emotional impetus to his work. He thinks these women want to leach him of his talent, but in fact they are cannon fodder for his art. It makes him successful as an artist and tragic as a human being. But he's willing to pay the price.
Life Stories is great to me because Arquette's character is doing the same thing to Nolte's character that he is doing to her. She lets him think he is manipulating her but she is not a victim, she is using his charisma and desire to fuel her own creativity.
simply the best. Rosanna you make me cry. for fans of this movie it is based on Dostoevsky's "The Gambler," - some dialogue taken word for word. and Rosanna, you make me cry.
Linda música que ouvi com meu grande amor... Eduardo.vc me mostrou a diferença entre amor e ser amada. Amor não são só palavras e sim gestos e atitudes .
He needed to keep a problematic, insecure female in his life so that he could remain tormented. Because as any artist knows, when you're tormented, you're focused, motivated and at you're absolute creative best.
My thing from watching this movie along with um, the scene where the girl asks Nick Nolte's character to be honest about her work as an artist, is I think critics are valuable. Now as someone who is writing work I hope if someone thinks my stuff sucks that they have the decency to say what they feel. Whether I go along with my work or change it make it better is my choice but I appreciate critics. I don't wanna be babied if I ever go into the showbiz. I want that ass-whipping if someone doesn't like my work. But it is my work however. And while I love critics I won't tolerate a former cast member turning their back on me. Very different. That's a matter of loyalty.
He gives the impression of being somewhat self-absorbed. He should be much more open and versatile. He could make a very good tape of a Stephen King story. He tried with "Joker" but his arrogance was stronger.
