The Angel Levine [SEP] narrative location
The Angel Levine
The Angel Levine is a 1970 American drama film directed by Ján Kadár and based on a short story by Bernard Malamud about Morris Mishkin, an elderly, impoverished New York City tailor (played by Zero Mostel) unable to work due to health problems, creating a financial strain since his wife (Ida Kaminska) has also been seriously ill for two years. The tailor's Jewish faith--or lack thereof--is challenged when a man calling himself Alexander Levine (Harry Belafonte) enters his life, claiming
film "Memento": "In terms of "Memento", Alan Parker films such as "Angel Heart" and "The Wall", which use very interesting editing techniques such as a fractured narrative, were a big influence." Video game developer Ken Levine stated that "Angel Heart" was one of several films that inspired the first-person shooter game "BioShock Infinite".
In 2010, "Wired" magazine ranked the film at number 22 on their list of "The 25 Best Horror Films of