Hester Street
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Hester Street is a 1975 independent film about Jewish immigrants on New York’s Lower East Side, best known for Carol Kane’s acclaimed, Oscar-nominated performance.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gitl in Hester Street | 1 |
| Hester Street (1975 film) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| academyAwardsYearOfCeremony | 1976 ⓘ |
| awardNomination | Academy Award for Best Actress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardNominationRecipient | Carol Kane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Yekl: A Tale of the New York Ghetto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Abraham Cahan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Kenneth Van Sickle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance |
early success for women directors in American independent film
ⓘ
important work in American Jewish cinema ⓘ |
| director | Joan Micklin Silver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionPattern | limited release ⓘ |
| distributor | Midwest Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Katherine Wenning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmColor | black-and-white ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| filmRatingSystem | MPAA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstShownAtFestival | Cannes Film Festival (Directors’ Fortnight) GENERATED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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independent drama film ⓘ |
| independentProductionStatus | low-budget independent film ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Jewish immigrants
ⓘ
acculturation ⓘ assimilation ⓘ immigration to the United States ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | G ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Carol Kane’s acclaimed performance
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portrayal of Eastern European Jewish immigrant life ⓘ use of Yiddish dialogue ⓘ |
| originalLanguage |
English
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Yiddish ⓘ |
| producedBy | Raphael D. Silver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Midwest Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfSource | 1896 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| role |
Carol Kane as Gitl
NERFINISHED
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Doris Roberts as Mrs. Kavarsky NERFINISHED ⓘ Steven Keats as Jake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 90 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Joan Micklin Silver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| settingLocation | Lower East Side, Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTimePeriod | 1890s ⓘ |
| stars |
Carol Kane
NERFINISHED
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Doris Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ Mel Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ Steven Keats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Hester Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gitl in Hester Street
this entity surface form:
Hester Street (1975 film)