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Esther Kahn (2000) - Movie Browser

A girl who can't cry learns to make an entire theatre weep.

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uncompromisingintoxicatingly slowtheatrical fever dream

Overview

A Jewish girl in 19th century London dreams of becoming a stage actress.

Content warning

art as survivalassimilation and identitythe cost of transformationfemale ambition in a man's world

Standout Aspects

Acting

Summer Phoenix carries 142 minutes of barely-contained volcanic feeling.

Direction

Desplechin's restless camera refuses to let you get comfortable.

Writing

Dialogue that actually sounds like 19th-century people thinking out loud.

Best for:Solo·Streaming·Rewatch

Heads up:Emotional

Director

Arnaud Desplechin

ReleasedOct 4, 2000

Runtime2h 22m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow

Intensityhigh

Tonedark

Feelheavy

Top Cast

Summer Phoenix

Esther Kahn

Ian Holm

Nathan Quellen

Akbar Kurtha

Samuel Kahn

Frances Barber

Rivka Kahn

László Szabó

Ytzhok Kahn

Arnold Brown

Rabbi

Leon Lissek

Theatre manager

Ian Bartholomew

Norton

Paul Ritter

Alman, the photographer

Emmanuelle Devos

Sylvia l'Italienne

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