Movie Settings Database

Avalon

Where:

Maryland

When:

The 1950s The 1940s

Three generations of family. They shared a dream called America in a place called Avalon. — Avalon is the third in Levinson's semi-autobiographical series of four "Baltimore Films": Diner (1982), Tin Men (1987), Avalon (1990), and Liberty Heights (1999). The film is set in Baltimore in the early 1950s and explores the themes of Jewish assimilation into American life.

Released in 1990 — 126 minutes

Genres:

Drama Family

Languages:

English Yiddish