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.

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Gitl in Hester Street 1
Hester Street (1975 film) 1

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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
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
portrayal of Eastern European Jewish immigrant life
use of Yiddish dialogue
originalLanguage English
Yiddish
producedBy Raphael D. Silver NERFINISHED
productionCompany Midwest Films NERFINISHED
publicationYearOfSource 1896
releaseYear 1975
role Carol Kane as Gitl NERFINISHED
Doris Roberts as Mrs. Kavarsky NERFINISHED
Steven Keats as Jake NERFINISHED
runtimeMinutes 90
screenwriter Joan Micklin Silver NERFINISHED
settingCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
settingLocation Lower East Side, Manhattan NERFINISHED
settingTimePeriod 1890s
stars Carol Kane NERFINISHED
Doris Roberts NERFINISHED
Mel Howard NERFINISHED
Steven Keats NERFINISHED
title Hester Street NERFINISHED

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Carol Kane notableWork Hester Street
Carol Kane awardReceivedFor Hester Street
Carol Kane playedCharacter Hester Street
this entity surface form: Gitl in Hester Street
Mulberry Street crosses Hester Street
Joan Micklin Silver notableWork Hester Street
Joan Micklin Silver directed Hester Street
Joan Micklin Silver notableWork Hester Street
this entity surface form: Hester Street (1975 film)