Review of Brighton Beach Memoirs (1986) by Alex D — 04 Dec 2007

Love love this movie like I said I belong to the 30's and 40's.

This review of Brighton Beach Memoirs (1986) was written by Alex D on 04 Dec 2007.

Brighton Beach Memoirs has generally received positive reviews.

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