The Last New Yorker (2010)
Director
Harvey Wang
Main cast
Dominic Chianese; Dick Latessa; Kate Buddeke; Catherine Lloyd Burns
Genres
Drama
Description
Lifelong friends Lenny Sugarman (Dominic Chianese) and Ruben Liebner (Dick Latessa), both in their 70s, both dyed-in-the-wool New Yorkers, barely... Lifelong friends Lenny Sugarman (Dominic Chianese) and Ruben Liebner (Dick Latessa), both in their 70s, both dyed-in-the-wool New Yorkers, barely recognize the Manhattan of their youth. The city theyâve loved for decades has become a playground for the too-rich; their places, the ones theyâve frequented for years, are now refuges from a changing world theyâre increasingly unable to keep up with. When Lennyâa lone schemer all his lifeâfinally gets in over his head, he decides to seek the one thing heâs never had: true love. But to achieve it, he may have to abandon the only place heâs ever known.THE LAST NEW YORKER is a tale of friendship, love and the worldâs greatest city -- and how all three keep us young and make us feel alive.
Harvey Wang
Main cast
Dominic Chianese; Dick Latessa; Kate Buddeke; Catherine Lloyd Burns
Genres
Drama
Description
Lifelong friends Lenny Sugarman (Dominic Chianese) and Ruben Liebner (Dick Latessa), both in their 70s, both dyed-in-the-wool New Yorkers, barely... Lifelong friends Lenny Sugarman (Dominic Chianese) and Ruben Liebner (Dick Latessa), both in their 70s, both dyed-in-the-wool New Yorkers, barely recognize the Manhattan of their youth. The city theyâve loved for decades has become a playground for the too-rich; their places, the ones theyâve frequented for years, are now refuges from a changing world theyâre increasingly unable to keep up with. When Lennyâa lone schemer all his lifeâfinally gets in over his head, he decides to seek the one thing heâs never had: true love. But to achieve it, he may have to abandon the only place heâs ever known.THE LAST NEW YORKER is a tale of friendship, love and the worldâs greatest city -- and how all three keep us young and make us feel alive.
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