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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 .
" Slaves of New York " is a collection of short stories by Tama Janowitz. Its premise is that finding an apartment in Manhattan is so expensive and hard to do that people in the fringes of the art scene, both male and female, end up with undesirable partners simply to have a place to live.
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.
'Slaves of New York' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Apple iTunes, Vudu, and YouTube .
Meet the denizens of New York City: artists, prostitutes, saints, and seers. All are aspiring toward either fame or oblivion, and hoping for love and acceptance.
A hat designer (Bernadette Peters) and her painter boyfriend (Adam Coleman Howard) play the art game.
Purchase Slaves of New York on digital and stream instantly or download offline. 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.
