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American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy

5.1 average rating
5.1
English / 96 MIN. / 1989

The Genres

The Synopsis

Chantal Akerman explores Jewish American identity in this multilayered portrait of the immigrant experience. Shot in Brooklyn near the Williamsburg Bridge, Histoires D'Amérique takes the form of a series of first-person addresses delivered by a cross-section of Jewish New Yorkers, whose by turns tragic and humorous tales speak to a collective history of trauma, displacement, and resilience.

The Cast

Mark AmitinEszter BalintStephan BalintJudith MalinaKirk BaltzSharon Diskin

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