American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy

American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy (1989)

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Overview

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.

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Cast

Eszter Balint

Eszter Balint

Judith Malina

Judith Malina

Kirk Baltz

Kirk Baltz