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.
- genus: Drama
- Studio: Baltimore Spring Creek Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures
- keyword: high school, jewish life, baltimore, usa, coming of age, anti-semitism, interracial relationship, racism, wasp, semi autobiographical, jewish family, 1950s
- cast: Adrien Brody, Ben Foster, Orlando Jones, Bebe Neuwirth, Joe Mantegna, David Krumholtz
