Ellis Island Tales
Ellis Island Tales
1980, French. Directed by Robert Bober.
"Ellis Island Tales" - From 1892 to 1924, nearly 16 million emigrants from Europe passed through Ellis Island, a small block of land where a transit center was built, near the New York Statue of Liberty. "Ellis Island Tales, Stories of Wandering and Hope" - the book is composed of three major parts. Georges Perec and Robert Bober visited Ellis Island and with the help of texts and documents, restored what everyday life was about what some called "the island of tears".
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- French
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- Released
- 25 November 1980
- Original title
- Récits d'Ellis Island (1978-1980)
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Georges Perec
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Ellis Island Tales runs 118 minutes (1h 58m).
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Ellis Island Tales (1980) was directed by Robert Bober.