Slaves of New York
Slaves of New York is a 1989 comedydrama Merchant Ivory Productions film. It was directed by James Ivory, produced by Ismail Merchant, and starred Bernadette Peters, Adam Coleman Howard, Chris Sarandon, Mary Beth Hurt, Mercedes Ruehl, Madeleine Potter, and Steve Buscemi.
The story follows Eleanor, an aspiring hat designer, and a group of artists and models in the downtown New York City art world. Eleanor lives with her younger boyfriend Stash, an unknown artist, who is unfaithful and treats Eleanor with careless indifference. Eleanor expresses her feelings for Stash when she tells him that she was once attracted to him because he was dangerous. She stays with him despite the crumbling relationship because she has nowhere else to liveshe is, in effect, a slave.When a clothing designer, Wilfredo Steve Buscemi, discovers her hat designs and offers to use them in a fashion show, Eleanor gains the selfrespectand moneyto leave Stash. There is an elaborate fashion show sequence. ........
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