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Slaves of New York is a 1989 American comedy-drama Merchant Ivory Productions film. Directed by James Ivory and produced by Ismail Merchant, it stars Bernadette Peters, Adam Coleman Howard, Chris Sarandon, Mary Beth Hurt, Mercedes Ruehl, Madeleine Potter, and Steve Buscemi.
Roger Ebert harshly criticizes the film adaptation of Tama Janowitz's novel about the New York art world, calling it boring, hypocritical and stupid. He argues that the characters value success more than art and that the film reflects a slave/apartment syndrome in the city.
A collection of stories about struggling artists and their relationships in Manhattan. The title story was adapted into a film by Merchant Ivory in 1989.
A comedy film based on the stories by Tama Janowitz, directed by James Ivory and starring Bernadette Peters, Chris Sarandon, and Steve Buscemi. See the full list of actors, producers, writers, and other crew members on IMDb.
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- James Ivory
- 124 min
- 16
Benadette Peters stars in this ironic film based on Tama Janowitz's best-selling collection of short stories that defined the downtown New York art scene of the 1980s. © 1989 TriStar Pictures...
Slaves of New York. 1989 · 2 hr 6 min. R. Drama · Comedy. In this best-selling story adaptation, an aspiring hat designer desperately seeks an everyday life in the casually cruel world of the city. Subtitles: English.
