American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy
1989, English. Directed by Chantal Akerman.
An exploration of Jewish American identity in a multilayered portrait of the immigrant experience. A series of first-person addresses delivered by a cross-section of Jewish New Yorkers, whose by turns tragic and humourous tales speak to a collective history of trauma, displacement, and resilience.
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- 1h 36m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy is streaming on Criterion Channel in India.
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- Released
- 4 October 1989
- Original title
- Histoires d'Amérique: Food, Family and Philosophy
- Country
- Belgium, France
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American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy runs 96 minutes (1h 36m).
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American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy is streaming on Criterion Channel in India. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy?
American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy (1989) was directed by Chantal Akerman and stars Mark Amitin, Eszter Balint, Stephan Balint.