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American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy (1989)
Directed by Chantal Akerman
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.
Length 96 minutes
Actors
Mark Amitin | Eszter Balint | Stephan Balint | Judith Malina | Kirk Baltz | Sharon Diskin