American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy
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.
- Year: 1989
- Country: Belgium, France
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: Mallia Films, Paradise Films, RTBF, La Sept Cinéma
- Keyword: woman director
- Director: Chantal Akerman
- Cast: Mark Amitin, Eszter Balint, Stephan Balint, Judith Malina, Kirk Baltz, Sharon Diskin