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''American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy'' (french: Histoires d'Amérique) is a 1989 Belgian
drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
Chantal Akerman Chantal Anne Akerman (; 6 June 19505 October 2015) was a Belgian film director, screenwriter, artist, and Film studies, film professor at the City College of New York. She is best known for films such as ''Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 108 ...
. It was entered into the
39th Berlin International Film Festival The 39th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 10 to 21 February 1989. The Golden Bear was awarded to American film ''Rain Man'' directed by Barry Levinson. The retrospective was dedicated to German film producer Erich Pommer ...
. The film deals with Jewish identity in the center of the U.S.A.


Plot

The film is set in
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, near Williamsburg Bridge. It follows several people telling their life story.


Cast

* Mark Amitin *
Eszter Balint Eszter Balint (born 7 July 1966) is a Hungarian-American singer, songwriter, violinist, and actress. Biography Eszter Balint was born in Budapest, Hungary, to Marianne Kollar and Stephan Balint. She was living with the avant-garde Squat Theatre ...
*
Stephan Balint Stephan Balint (born ''Bálint István'' 11 July 1943 in Budapest, died 11 October 2007 in Budapest) was a writer, actor, theatre director, and playwright. Balint was co-founder of New York's Squat Theatre where he wrote, acted, and directed '' ...
*
Kirk Baltz William Kirk Baltz (born September 14, 1959) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as the police officer Marvin Nash in Quentin Tarantino's film ''Reservoir Dogs''. Life and career Baltz was born in New York City, New York. He playe ...
* George Bartenieff *
Billy Bastiani Billy may refer to: * Billy (name), a name (and list of people with the name) Animals * Billy (dog), a dog breed * Billy (pigeon), awarded the Dickin Medal in 1945 * Billy (pygmy hippo), a pet of U.S. President Calvin Coolidge * Billy, a young ...
* Jacob Becker * Isha Manna Beck * Max Brandt *
Maurice Brenner Morris Brenner (August 25, 1914 – August 25, 2005) was an American actor. He was best known for playing Pvt. Irving Fleischman in ''The Phil Silvers Show''. Life and career Brenner was born in Chicago, Illinois. He began his career in 1948, ...
*
David Buntzman David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...
*
Marilyn Chris Marilyn Chris (born May 19, 1938) is an American actress, possibly best known as Wanda Webb Wolek on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC soap opera, ''One Life to Live''. Education Born in Brooklyn, New York, Chris attended the High School of ...
* Sharon Diskin * Carl Don *
Dean Zeth Jackson Dean may refer to: People * Dean (given name) * Dean (surname), a surname of Anglo-Saxon English origin * Dean (South Korean singer), a stage name for singer Kwon Hyuk * Dean Delannoit, a Belgian singer most known by the mononym Dean Titles * ...
as Teitelbaum *
Judith Malina Judith Malina (June 4, 1926 – April 10, 2015) was a German-born American actress, director and writer. With her husband, Julian Beck, Malina co-founded The Living Theatre, a radical political theatre troupe that rose to prominence in New York C ...
* Irina V. Passmoore (as Irina Pasmur) *
Herbert Rubens Herbert may refer to: People Individuals * Herbert (musician), a pseudonym of Matthew Herbert Name * Herbert (given name) * Herbert (surname) Places Antarctica * Herbert Mountains, Coats Land * Herbert Sound, Graham Land Australia * Herbert, ...
as Martin *
Victor Talmadge The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film * ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film * ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French shor ...


References


External links

* 1989 films 1980s French-language films Films about Jews and Judaism Films set in New York City 1989 crime drama films Films directed by Chantal Akerman Belgian drama films {{Belgium-film-stub