American Stories, Food, Family And Philosophy
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

''American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy'' () 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. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
directed by Chantal Akerman. It was entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival. The film deals with Jewish identity in the center of the United States.


Plot

The film is set in
New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...
, near Williamsburg Bridge. It follows several people telling their life story.


Cast

* 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


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