American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy
Drama
5.8
5.81h 36m
October 4, 1989
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.
Director
Chantal Akerman
Cast
M
Mark Amitin
Eszter Balint
S
Stephan Balint
Judith Malina
Kirk Baltz
S
Sharon Diskin
G
George Bartenieff
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