Liberty Heights
127 min
1999
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Liberty Heights
Liberty Heights
127 min
1999
6.7
This semi-autobiographical film by Barry Levinson follows various members of the Kurtzman clan, a Jewish family living in suburban Baltimore during the 1950s. As teenaged Ben completes high school, he falls for Sylvia, a black classmate, creating inevitable tensions. Meanwhile, Ben's brother, Van, attends college and becomes smitten with a mysterious woman while their father tries to maintain his burlesque business.
high school
jewish life
baltimore, usa
coming of age
antisemitism
interracial relationship
racism
wasp
semi autobiographical
jewish family
1950s
