Esther Kahn (2000)
The stage is her world.
A Jewish girl in 19th century London dreams of becoming a stage actress.
- Date of release
- 2000-10-04
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (30)
- Runtime
- 2h 22m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Director
- Arnaud Desplechin
Casting
- Summer Phoenix — Esther Kahn
- Ian Holm — Nathan Quellen
- Fabrice Desplechin — Philippe Haygard
- Akbar Kurtha — Samuel Kahn
- Frances Barber — Rivka Kahn
- Szabó László — Ytzhok Kahn
- Hilary Sesta — Buba
- Claudia Solti — Mina Kahn
- Berna Raif — Becky Kahn
- Arnold Brown — Rabbi
- Leon Lissek — Theatre manager
- Ian Bartholomew — Norton
Interesting facts
Esther Kahn is the first English-language film by the French director Arnaud Desplechin. It premiered at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival where it competed for the Palme d'Or, but was not distributed to the United States for two years until it played in New York City in 2002. It stars Summer Phoenix as Esther and Ian Holm as her friend and teacher, Nathan Quellen.
Production
Deplechin adapted the screenplay with regular collaborator Emmanuel Bourdieu from a short story by Arthur Symons of the same name from his book Spiritual Adventures. Summer Phoenix auditioned three times before she was offered the role of Esther.
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