American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy
Histoires d'Amérique: Food, Family and Philosophy1989
- Chantal Akerman
- 1h 36m
- October 4, 1989 · Belgium, France
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 4, 1989
- Original language
- French
- Spoken languages
- English, French, Yiddish
- Countries
- Belgium, France
- Cast
- Mark Amitin,Eszter Balint,Judith Malina,Sharon Diskin,Stephan Balint,Roy Nathanson,Isha Manna Beck,George Bartenieff,Kirk Baltz,Billy Bastiani
- Director
- Chantal Akerman
- Producer
- Marilyn Watelet
- Cinematography
- Luc Benhamou
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
- View on IMDb