American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy
1989•1h 36m•5.6•Released
Drama
An exploration of Jewish American identity in a multilayered portrait of the immigrant experience. A series of first-person addresses delivered by a cross-section of Jewish New Yorkers, whose by turns tragic and humourous tales speak to a collective history of trauma, displacement, and resilience.
Director
Chantal Akerman
Languages
English, French, Yiddish
Studio
Mallia Films
Cast
Mark Amitin
Eszter Balint
Stephan Balint
Judith Malina
Kirk Baltz
Sharon Diskin
George Bartenieff
Billy Bastiani
Isha Manna Beck
Roy Nathanson
Production
Company
Mallia Films
Company
Paradise Films
Company
RTBF
Company
La Sept Cinéma
Company
Le Centre Pompidou
Producer
Marilyn Watelet
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