Hester Street
1975 · Movie · 89 min. · United States
Hester Street is a film about the assimilation of Jewish immigrants in America in the late 1800s. A woman arrives in New York at the turn of the century to join her husband, who appears changed by the American way of life. Their marriage is soon over and each finds happiness with another person.
Direction Joan Micklin Silver
Cast Steven Keats · Carol Kane · Mel Howard · Dorrie Kavanaugh · Doris Roberts · Stephen Strimpell · Lauren Frost · Paul Freedman · Martin Garner · Leib Lensky · Zane Lasky · Zvee Scooler · Eda Reiss Merin · Robert Lesser · Joanna Merlin · Claudia Silver · Lin Shaye
Soundtrack William Rolcom
Screenplay Joan Micklin Silver · Abraham Cahan
Cinematography Kenneth Van Sickle
Original title Hester Street
6.6
52 votes (FilmAffinity)
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