American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy
Histoires d'Amérique: Food, Family and Philosophy
Film · 96 min · English · 1989
Directed by Chantal Akerman
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.
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- Catalogued entity (metadata)
- Mallia Films
- Country of origin
- Belgium
- Catalogued
- 2026-10-06
- Registry ID
- MRR-1989-FLM-927529
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