A Jewish girl in nineteenth century London, dreams of becoming a stage actress.
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Arnaud Desplechin
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2 wins & 1 nomination.
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Cast
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| Summer Phoenix | ... | Esther Kahn | |
| Ian Holm | ... | Nathan Quellen | |
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Fabrice Desplechin | ... | Philippe Haygard |
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Akbar Kurtha | ... | Samuel Kahn |
| Frances Barber | ... | Rivka Kahn | |
| László Szabó | ... | Ytzhok Kahn | |
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Hilary Sesta | ... | Buba |
| Claudia Solti | ... | Mina Kahn | |
| Berna Raif | ... | Becky Kahn | |
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Paul Regan | ... | Joel |
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Arnold Brown | ... | Rabbi |
| Leon Lissek | ... | Theatre manager | |
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Ian Bartholomew | ... | Norton |
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Samantha Lavelle | ... | Christel |
| Paul Ritter | ... | Alman, the photographer | |
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A Jewish girl in nineteenth century London, dreams of becoming a stage actress.
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[by] Reynaldo Hahn
Performed by Huesyin Sermet and Kun Woo Paik
courtesy of Naïve Auvidis
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Chosen by "Les Cahiers du cinéma" (France) as one of the 10 best pictures of 2000 (#01) See more »Quotes
Nathan Quellen: Because what has to happen, is that every step you take has to be more unbelievable than the step before. E-Every step has to be - well it has to have an idea behind it, an idea t-that is so complex, it would take, 10 philosophers just to decipher it. Each step has to stretch like a rope - in the audience's mind. Until they can't bare it anymore and they want to cry out, "Careful Esther you're going to break it".See more »
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The Little Red Lark[by] Reynaldo Hahn
Performed by Huesyin Sermet and Kun Woo Paik
courtesy of Naïve Auvidis
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
4 October 2000 (France) See more »Also Known As:
Szenvedélyes színdarab See more »Filming Locations:
London, England, UKEdit
Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$5,124, 3 March 2002Gross USA:
$23,371Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$23,371Company Credits
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Arts Council of England, British Screen Productions, British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) See more »
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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.