Esther Kahn
Esther Kahn is the first English-language film by the French director Arnaud Desplechin. It premiered at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival[1] but was not distributed to the United States for two years until it played in New York City in 2002. 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. It stars Summer Phoenix as Esther and Ian Holm as her friend and teacher, Nathan Quellen.
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| Directed by | Arnaud Desplechin |
| Produced by | Alain Sarde |
| Written by | Arnaud Desplechin Emmanuel Bourdieu Arthur Symons, story |
| Starring | Summer Phoenix Ian Holm Fabrice Desplechin László Szabó Frances Barber |
| Narrated by | Ramin Gray |
| Music by | Howard Shore |
| Cinematography | Eric Gautier |
| Edited by | Hervé de Luze Martine Giordano |
| Distributed by | Why Not Productions |
Release date | 18 May 2000 (Cannes) 1 March 2002 New York City, (USA) |
Running time | 142 minutes |
| Country | France United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Cast
- Summer Phoenix - Esther Kahn
- Ian Holm - Nathan Quellen
- Fabrice Desplechin - Philippe Haygard
- Akbar Kurtha - Samuel Kahn
- Frances Barber - Rivka Kahn
- László Szabó - Ytzhok Kahn
- Hilary Sesta - Buba
- Claudia Solti - Mina Kahn
- Berna Raif - Becky Kahn
- Emmanuelle Devos - Sylvia (the Italian woman)
- Paul Regan - Joel
- Arnold Brown - Rabbi
- Leon Lissek - Theatre manager
- Ian Bartholomew - Norton
- Samantha Lavelle - Christel
- Kika Markham - Trish
- Paul Ritter - Alman, the photographer
References
- "Festival de Cannes: Esther Kahn". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
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