UW Cinematheque - Joan Micklin Silver
Hester Street | USA | 1975 | DCP | 92 min. | Yiddish with English subtitles Director: Joan Micklin Silver
Event Details
Date
Friday, October 8, 2021
Time
7 p.m.
Location
4070 Vilas Hall
Description
Cast: Carol Kane, Steven Keats, Doris Roberts
Jake (Keats) has become an assimilated Jewish immigrant in New York City of the 1890s. After five years separation, Jake is reunited with his wife, Gitl (Kane), who arrives from the old country and soon learns of her husband’s infidelities and shady business dealings. A milestone in American independent cinema, Hester Street earned Kane an Oscar nomination for Best Actress.
Jake (Keats) has become an assimilated Jewish immigrant in New York City of the 1890s. After five years separation, Jake is reunited with his wife, Gitl (Kane), who arrives from the old country and soon learns of her husband’s infidelities and shady business dealings. A milestone in American independent cinema, Hester Street earned Kane an Oscar nomination for Best Actress.
Cost
Free
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