American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy

(1989)

★ 5.8 IMDb · 10 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1989

Runtime: 96 мин

Country: Belgium, France

Director: Chantal Akerman

Cast: Mark Amitin, Eszter Balint, Stephan Balint, Judith Malina, Кирк Балц, Sharon Diskin, George Bartenieff, Billy Bastiani, Isha Manna Beck, Roy Nathanson

Plot

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.