Histoires d'Amérique: Food, Family and Philosophy
director:
Chantal Akerman
playwright:
Chantal Akerman
actor:
Mark Amitin
/
Eszter Balint
/
Stephan Balint
/
Judith Malina
/
Kirk Baltz
…
genre:
Drama
region:
Belgium
/
France
language:
French
/
English
release date:
1989-10-04
(Release)
IMDb: tt0095310
Histoires d'Amérique: Food, Family and Philosophy
overview
Chantal Akerman explores Jewish American identity in this multilayered portrait of the immigrant experience. Shot in Brooklyn near the Williamsburg Bridge, Histoires D'Amérique takes the form of a series of first-person addresses delivered by a cross-section of Jewish New Yorkers, whose by turns tragic and humorous tales speak to a collective history of trauma, displacement, and resilience.