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4 October 2000 (France) morePlot:
A Jewish girl in 19th century London dreams of becoming a stage actress. | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Sleepwalking through life moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Summer Phoenix | ... | Esther Kahn |
 | Ian Holm | ... | Nathan Quellen |
 | Fabrice Desplechin | ... | Philippe Haygard |
 | Akbar Kurtha | ... | Samuel Kahn |
| Frances Barber | ... | Rivka Kahn |
| László Szabó | ... | Ytzhok Kahn |
| Hilary Sesta | ... | Buba |
| Claudia Solti | ... | Mina Kahn |
| Berna Raif | ... | Becky Kahn |
| Paul Regan | ... | Joel |
| Arnold Brown | ... | Rabbi |
| Leon Lissek | ... | Theatre manager |
| Ian Bartholomew | ... | Norton |
| Samantha Lavelle | ... | Christel |
| Paul Ritter | ... | Alman, the photographer |
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Australia:M | France:U | Portugal:M/12 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud)Filming Locations:
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Chosen by "Les Cahiers du cinéma" (France) as one of the 10 best pictures of 2000 (#01) moreFAQ
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I kept hoping this dispirited young woman would bring some life not only to her own, but to mine. Alas...that never happened.
Esther Kahn, a young Jewish woman, falls inwardly in love with the theatre, strives to become an actress...but no amount of help, even from the wonderful Ian Holm as tutor, brings her out of her flat, unresponsive stupor. Why she is eventually given the lead in "Hedda Gabler" stands as the most unconvincing development I think I've ever seen in a film.
The only plus I can offer for this movie are the lovely filmic moments with intimate still life images that say more than all the rest. Life stilled to near-death. What does that add to the viewers experience? Nothing in the evidence given accounts for her early alienation and therefore we can't truly go with it.