immigrant,baltimore, usa,rabbi,synagogue,bar mitzvah,nostalgia,semi autobiographical,1940s,1910s

Avalon (1990)

Poster for Avalon

Three generations of family. They shared a dream called America in a place called Avalon.

A Polish-Jewish family comes to the U.S. at the beginning of the twentieth century. There, the family and their children try to make themselves a better future in the so-called promised land.

Cast & Crew

Director
Barry Levinson
  • Profile picture of Eve Gordon
    Dottie Krik Eve Gordon
  • Profile picture of Lou Jacobi
    Gabriel Krichynsky Lou Jacobi
  • Profile picture of Armin Mueller-Stahl
    Sam Krichinsky Armin Mueller-Stahl
  • Profile picture of Elizabeth Perkins
    Ann Kaye Elizabeth Perkins
  • Profile picture of Joan Plowright
    Eva Krichinsky Joan Plowright
  • Profile picture of Kevin Pollak
    Izzy Kirke Kevin Pollak
  • Profile picture of Aidan Quinn
    Jules Kaye Aidan Quinn
  • Profile picture of Elijah Wood
    Michael Kaye Elijah Wood

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Keywords

  • immigrant
  • baltimore, usa
  • rabbi
  • synagogue
  • bar mitzvah
  • nostalgia
  • semi autobiographical
  • 1940s
  • 1910s