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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. The film deals with Jewish identity in the center of the United States.
Oct 4, 1989 · American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy: Directed by Chantal Akerman. With Mark Amitin, Eszter Balint, Kirk Baltz, George Bartenieff. The stories of Jewish immigrants in New York City are told with characteristic humor.
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- Chantal Akerman
- 1989-10-04
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This informal history of Jewish life over the past 100 years is related in a series of eyewitness accounts, re-created by a group of largely unknown actors. Also known as American Stories, the Belgian/French Histoires d'Amérique began building an audience when it was shown at the Berlin Film Festival.
Synopsis. Belgian director Chantal Akerman avoids her usual “real time” technique in Histoires d’Amérique. The anecdotal nature of the subject matter compels Akerman to fragment her narrative, rather than offer it in one, uninterrupted continuum.
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Histoires d’Amérique: Food, Family and Philosophy. Directed by Chantal Akerman • 1989 • Belgium, France. Starring George Bartenieff, Judith Malina, Eszter Balint. Chantal Akerman explores Jewish American identity in this multilayered portrait of the immigrant experience.
