Permanent Vacation (1980) on Netflix
Allie, a twentysomething in downtown Manhattan, has no father around and a mother in an institution. A Charlie Parker fan, he wanders the city and meets intriguing characters.
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Allie's father is gone and his mother is in an institution. A twentysomething in downtown Manhattan and a big fan of Charlie Parker, he drifts through the dingy streets of the city without much aim. A string of intriguing characters crosses his path, among them a saxophone player, a war veteran and a French traveler. He ponders the questions of life as he wanders and searches for a better place, keeping just ahead of whatever seems to be chasing him.
