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- Though unrelentingly bleak, Last Exit to Brooklyn presents a fascinating slice of American history, showcasing the plight of the poor without falling into the trap of romanticising their struggle. Packed with wit and energy, it remains involving throughout.
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May 11, 1990 · The movie takes place in a Brooklyn neighborhood torn by a bitter strike; most of the men work at the factory, and are unemployed by the dispute, but for Harry Black (Stephen Lang), a worker who has been hired to run the strike office, these are good times.
- Christiane F
The movie has become notorious in Europe, where both the...
- Christiane F
Plot. In 1952 Brooklyn, workers have entered the sixth month of a strike against the local factory. Shop steward Harry Black relishes his new role as the strike secretary as it allows him to get out of the house, away from his wife who does not realize that Harry is gay.
Summaries. Set in Brooklyn during the 1950s against a backdrop of union corruption and violence. A prostitute falls in love with one of her customers. Also a disturbed man discovers that he is homosexual. Taken from Hubert Selby, Jr.'s controversial novel set in early 1950s Brooklyn.
Last Exit to Brooklyn: Directed by Uli Edel. With Stephen Lang, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Burt Young, Peter Dobson. Set in Brooklyn during the 1950s against a backdrop of union corruption and violence. A prostitute falls in love with one of her customers.
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- Drama
- Uli Edel
- 1990-05-04
May 2, 1990 · An unctuous, two-bit shop steward, Harry suddenly becomes a big man during a long, bitter labor dispute. Using the union's strike funds, he buys beer, pretzels...
- Uli Edel
Synopsis. The stories are set almost entirely in what is now considered the Sunset Park section of Brooklyn; the location is widely misreported as Red Hook, where one story is set and parts of the 1989 movie were filmed. [2] Last Exit to Brooklyn is divided into six parts that can, more or less, be read separately.
Jun 10, 2009 · Hubert Shelby Jr. wrote an uncompromising portrait of a lower class neighborhood in Brooklyn during the early 1950’s; exposing, in brutally honest prose, such topics as street violence, drug use, homosexuality and gang rape. This book was the subject of an obscenity trial in England and was banned in Italy.
