Three short films about New Yorkers: the relationship of an artist and his assistant falls apart; a very young rich girl has adventures; a lawyer’s relationship falls apart when his mother disappears during a magic show. It’s an uneven collection, as anthology films often are: Scorsese’s “Life Lessons” is a savage look at exploitation, Coppola’s “Life Without Zoe” is a middling children’s film, and Allen’s “Oedipus Wrecks” is a pretty standard Woody Allen sketch.

Starring Nick Nolte, Rosanna Arquette, Steve Buscemi, Talia Shire, Mia Farrow, Julie Kavner, Mae Questel, and Woody Allen. Written by RIchard Price, Francis Ford Coppola, Sophia Coppola, and Woody Allen. Directed by Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, and Woody Allen.

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