Esther Kahn (2000)

Directed by

Arnaud Desplechin

Genre

drama film

Country

United Kingdom, France

Runtime

2h 22m

Rated

12+

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 29 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 19th century London, a young Jewish woman from a poor family discovers a talent for acting. She pursues a career on stage while grappling with feelings of emptiness and detachment from her own emotions.

melancholicmeasuredintrospectiveemotionally restrainedatmosphericabsorbingbroodingslow-burn

What happens

Esther Kahn is the first English-language film by the French director Arnaud Desplechin. It premiered at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival where it competed for the Palme d'Or, but was not distributed to the United States for two years until it played in New York City in 2002. It stars Summer Phoenix as Esther and Ian Holm as her friend and teacher, Nathan Quellen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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