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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.[1] The film deals with Jewish identity in the center of the U.S.A.

American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy
Film poster
Directed by	Chantal Akerman
Written by	Chantal Akerman
Produced by	Bertrand Van Effenterre
Starring	Mark Amitin
Cinematography	Luc Benhamou
Edited by	Patrick Mimouni [fr]
Music by	Sonia Wieder-Atherton
Release date	February 1989 (1989-02)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	Belgium
Languages	English French

Plot

The film is set in New York City, near Williamsburg Bridge. It follows several people telling their life story.

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

References

External links

• American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy at IMDb

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