It is the autumn of 1954 in Baltimore, and the Brown vs the Board of Education ruling is quickly bringing down racial barriers in this heretofore segregated city. "Liberty Heights" is told from the perspective of an insular Jewish family, primarily the family's two high-school age brothers. Both are on journeys of self-discovery, the older brother with hostile WASP gentiles, the younger with African-Americans. Both fall for girls from opposing racial camps.
In "Liberty Heights", Levinson again lovingly recreates 1950s Baltimore. You can tell he knows the lay of the land; it's etched in his heart. Like his other three Baltimore movies "Liberty Heights" is a labor of love. Thankfully Levinson did not stop with his 'Baltimore Trilogy', this is the fourth outing. And I hope there is a fifth, sixth, seventh...
In "Liberty Heights", Levinson again lovingly recreates 1950s Baltimore. You can tell he knows the lay of the land; it's etched in his heart. Like his other three Baltimore movies "Liberty Heights" is a labor of love. Thankfully Levinson did not stop with his 'Baltimore Trilogy', this is the fourth outing. And I hope there is a fifth, sixth, seventh...