Hester Street (1975)
Starring Carol Kane, Steven Keats, Doris Roberts
Directed by Joan Micklin Silver
Steven Keats plays a Russian emigre who prides himself on the way he's molded himself into a real Yankee in the USA, though the world he lives in, New York's Lower East Side in the late 19th century, is almost exclusively populated by other Jewish immigrants. When his wife (Carol Kane) finally arrives in the New World, however, she has a lot of assimilating to do. This causes the tension which drives the movie along, though it maintains a fairly light atmosphere most of the time.
Runtime: 90 min.
Rating: 6.9
DVD
Languages: ,English
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Drama,Romance
Keywords: manhattan, new york city,woman director,russian emigre,19th century
Cast
Gitl
Jake
Mrs. Kavarsky
Jake's Landlady
Mamie
Joe Peltner
Fanny
Mr. Lipman
Whore