EAN: 9781839028069

Bilder-Quelle: averdo

Joan Micklin Silver's debut feature film Hester Street (1975) depicts the immigrant experience through the eyes of Gitl (played by Carol Kane) a young Orthodox Jewish woman who arrives in New York City from Eastern Europe at the end of the 19th century. Reunited with her already- assimilating husband she finds that they now have little in common. Hester Street achieved critical and commercial success receiving a nomination from the Writers Guild of America and a Best Actress nomination for Kane at the 1976 Academy Awards. Julia Wagner's ground-breaking book is the first to focus exclusively on Micklin Silver's work analysing Hester Street's vivid portrayal of Jewish identity immigration and cultural adaptation. Wagner examines how the low-budget black-and-white female-led independent production with Yiddish dialogue defied movie-industry expectations and became a surprise international box office hit. Through close analysis of Hester Street Wagner highlights its significance as a milestone in the history of women film-makers in Jewish cinema and ultimately as a much-loved film classic.

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