The English-language debut of French director Arnaud Desplechin, Esther Kahn charts the ascension of a lower-class Jewish girl from a turn-of-the-century London ghetto to one of the stage's leading actresses. Esther (Summer Phoenix) feels set apart from her large, raucous family, who are all employed in the garment business. Her life is changed when she attends a Yiddish theatre performance, and she is suddenly determined to become an actress. After joining a small theatre company, she becomes the protégé of Nathan (Ian ...
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The English-language debut of French director Arnaud Desplechin, Esther Kahn charts the ascension of a lower-class Jewish girl from a turn-of-the-century London ghetto to one of the stage's leading actresses. Esther (Summer Phoenix) feels set apart from her large, raucous family, who are all employed in the garment business. Her life is changed when she attends a Yiddish theatre performance, and she is suddenly determined to become an actress. After joining a small theatre company, she becomes the protégé of Nathan (Ian Holm), a stage veteran who instructs her in her chosen craft. Esther gradually works her way up in the ranks -- taking a lover, brainy French theatre critic Philippe (Fabrice Desplechin), along the way -- until she is cast in the title role of Hedda Gabler, which she performs to great acclaim. Rebecca Flint Marx, Rovi
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Paul Regan, Berna Raif, Claudia Solti, Hilary Sesta, László Szabó, Frances Barber, Akbar Kurtha, Fabrice Desplechin, Ian... Very good. 2000 Run time: 142. Providing great media since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Digital copy/codes may be expired or not included. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Summer Phoenix, Ian Holm, Fabrice Desplechin, Akbar Kurtha, Frances Barber. Fine. VHS TAPE! ! -EX-RENTAL TAPE IN PROTECTIVE PLASTIC COVER WITH ORIGINAL ARTWORK INSERTED-FROM SELLER WITH OVER A DECADE OF EXPERIENCE SELLING ON-LINE!