American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy (French: Histoires d'Amérique) is a 1989 Belgian drama film directed by Chantal Akerman. It was entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival.[1] The film deals with Jewish identity in the center of the United States.
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| Directed by | Chantal Akerman |
| Written by | Chantal Akerman |
| Produced by | Bertrand Van Effenterre |
| Starring | Mark Amitin |
| Cinematography | Luc Benhamou |
| Edited by | Patrick Mimouni |
| Music by | Sonia Wieder-Atherton |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | Belgium |
| Languages | English French |
Plot
editThe film is set in New York City, near Williamsburg Bridge. It follows several people telling their life story.
Cast
edit- Mark Amitin
- Eszter Balint
- Stephan Balint
- Kirk Baltz
- George Bartenieff
- Billy Bastiani
- Jacob Becker
- Isha Manna Beck
- Max Brandt
- Maurice Brenner
- David Buntzman
- Marilyn Chris
- Sharon Diskin
- Carl Don
- Dean Zeth Jackson as Teitelbaum
- Judith Malina
- Irina V. Passmoore (as Irina Pasmur)
- Herbert Rubens as Martin
- Victor Talmadge
References
edit- ^ "Berlinale: 1989 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
External links
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