American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy (French: Histoires d'Amérique) is a 1989 Belgian drama film directed by Chantal Akerman. It was entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival. The film deals with Jewish identity in the center of the United States.
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Plot
The film is set in New York City, near the Williamsburg Bridge. It follows several people telling their life stories.
Cast
Mark Amitin
Eszter Balint
Stephan Balint
Kirk Baltz
George Bartenieff
Billy Bastiani
Jacob Becker
Isha Manna Beck
Max Brandt
Maurice Brenner
David Buntzman
Marilyn Chris
Sharon Diskin
Carl Don
Dean Zeth Jackson as Teitelbaum
Judith Malina
Irina V. Passmoore (as Irina Pasmur)
Herbert Rubens as Martin
Victor Talmadge