Histoires d’Amérique: Food, Family and Philosophy
Histoires d'Amérique: Food, Family and Philosophy
Belgium • 1989
Director
Synopsis
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.
Synopsis
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.
Credits
Crew
DirectorChantal Akerman
CinematographerLuc Benhamou
ComposerSonia Wieder-Atherton
EditorPatrick Mimouni