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A Woman in New York

Genres

Drama

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An unemployed ex-office worker searching for work floats a fragile line of sanity as she struggles to find friendship and companionship. Her tenuous grasp on reality further fluctuates when a man whom she met in a restaurant and started an affair with is called to go to India for an assignment. The final straw occurs when she is evicted and moves into a sleazy hotel. She then starts seeking casual sex in unorthodox locations just to have human contact.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$54585

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

91 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

10 September 1998

Country

United States of America

Cast

Anna Thomson

Anna Thomson

Sue

Matthew Powers

Matthew Powers

Ben

Tahnee Welch

Tahnee Welch

Lola

Tracee Ellis Ross

Tracee Ellis Ross

Linda

John Ventimiglia

John Ventimiglia

Larry

Edoardo Ballerini

Edoardo Ballerini

Eddie

Matthew Faber

Matthew Faber

Sven

Robert Kya-Hill

Robert Kya-Hill

Willie

Tom Cappadona

Tom Cappadona

Stanley

Austin Pendleton

Austin Pendleton

Bob

Michael Worth

Michael Worth

Man in Gallery

Alice Liu

Alice Liu

Lisa

Susan Huffaker

Susan Huffaker

Young Mother

Lázaro Pérez

Lázaro Pérez

Pedro / Phil

Joshua Kaplan

Joshua Kaplan

Sydney

James Mulholland

James Mulholland

Man in Cinema

Dechen Thurman

Dechen Thurman

Interviewing Office Manager

Semadar Levi

Semadar Levi

Interviewer #1

Joan Price Rahav

Joan Price Rahav

Interviewer #2

Sarah Zhang

Sarah Zhang

Chinese Takeout Lady #1

Sylvia Wong

Sylvia Wong

Chinese Takeout Lady #2

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