Liberty Heights
This semi-autobiographical film by Barry Levinson follows various members of the Kurtzman clan, a Jewish family living in suburban Baltimore during the 1950s. As teenaged Ben completes high school, he falls for Sylvia, a black classmate, creating inevitable tensions. Meanwhile, Ben’s brother, Van, attends college and becomes smitten with a mysterious woman while their father tries to maintain his burlesque business.
Genre: Drama
Director: Barry Levinson
Actors: Adrien Brody, Bebe Neuwirth, Ben Foster, David Krumholtz, Joe Mantegna, Justin Chambers, Orlando Jones, Rebekah Johnson, Richard Kline, Vincent Guastaferro