
American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy
Film198996 min5.8/10 on TMDB
Directed by Chantal Akerman
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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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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.
Cast & crew
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- Director
- Chantal Akerman
- Director of Photography
- Luc Benhamou
- Editor
- Patrick Mimouni
- Producer
- Marilyn Watelet

Eszter Balint
Judith Malina
Kirk Baltz