A middle-aged artist obsessed with his pretty young assistant, a precocious 12-year-old living in a hotel, and a neurotic lawyer with a possessive mother make up three Gotham tales.A middle-aged artist obsessed with his pretty young assistant, a precocious 12-year-old living in a hotel, and a neurotic lawyer with a possessive mother make up three Gotham tales.A middle-aged artist obsessed with his pretty young assistant, a precocious 12-year-old living in a hotel, and a neurotic lawyer with a possessive mother make up three Gotham tales.
- Awards
- 1 win
- Directors
- Woody Allen(segment Oedipus Wrecks)
- Francis Ford Coppola(segment Life without Zoe)
- Martin Scorsese(segment Life Lessons)
- Writers
- Richard Price(segment Life Lessons)
- Woody Allen(segment Oedipus Wrecks)
- Francis Ford Coppola(segment Life without Zoe)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe performance piece that Steve Buscemi delivers in the Martin Scorsese segment was conceived and written by the actor himself.
- Quotes
Paulette: [Seeing a patrol car with two policemen in it] Kiss the driver on the mouth. Then we'll talk.
Lionel Dobie: [Disbelieving the request and laughing nervously] What?
Paulette: Come on, and show me how much you love me.
Lionel Dobie: [Shaken and laughing nervously. After a pause] What if I do? Huh?
Paulette: Then I'll know your love is true, and if you don't, your name is King Bullshit, and I pack.
- Crazy creditsCoppola's segment introduces cast and crew members only by their first name during the opening titles.
The assignment I give my students is to define art for Lionel, for Paulette, and for themselves. After some analysis, students realize that a big problem between Lionel and Paulette is that they view art differently. Paulette constantly needs external validation ("Can you tell me if I'm any good or not") while for Lionel art is a compulsion - his life and art feed off each other. Students who are able to get past Lionel's somewhat dysfunctional personality are able to understand and discuss some very important concepts about what it is to be an artist.
I would highly recommend "Life Lessons" to anyone teaching art, aesthetics, writing, or theater classes. It's a great way to initiate a discussion about art.
- michaeltidemann
- Aug 28, 2011
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Box office
- Budget
- $15,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $10,763,469
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $432,337
- Mar 5, 1989
- Gross worldwide
- $10,763,469