Hester Street (1975)
- Directed by
- Joan Micklin Silver
- Genre
- drama film, romance film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 37 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A Jewish immigrant woman arrives in New York's Lower East Side to reunite with her husband who has already adopted American ways. She struggles to adjust to the new culture and the changing relationship with her husband.
character-driventenderslightly humorousevocativerestrainedwistfulobservational
What happens
Hester Street is a 1975 American comedy drama film based on Abraham Cahan's 1896 novella Yekl: A Tale of the New York Ghetto, and was adapted and directed by Joan Micklin Silver. The film stars Steven Keats and Carol Kane, who was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance. In 2011, Hester Street was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." In 2021, a 4K restoration of the film was released as part of the Cohen Film Collection. This restoration premiered at the 73rd Cannes Film Festival. The film was then screened at the 59th New York Film Festival and given limited theatrical releases in New York City and Los Angeles, drawing further attention to the film's legacy in the wake of Silver's death. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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