Film
American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy
1989 · 1h 36m · Drama
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- 6.8
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Overview
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.
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Cast
Mark Amitin
Eszter Balint
Stephan Balint
Judith Malina
Kirk Baltz
Sharon Diskin
George Bartenieff
Billy Bastiani
Isha Manna Beck
Roy Nathanson
Crew
- Chantal AkermanDirector
- Marilyn WateletProducer
- Luc BenhamouDirector of Photography
- Patrick MimouniEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- October 4, 1989
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Genres
- Drama
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