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American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy

American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy

Score: 5.1

Genre: Drama

Year: 1989-10-04

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.

Actors:

Mark Amitin

Mark Amitin

Eszter Balint

Eszter Balint

Stephan Balint

Stephan Balint

Judith Malina

Judith Malina

Kirk Baltz

Kirk Baltz

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