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Esther Kahn

  • 20002000
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 22m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
990
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Esther Kahn (2000)
  • Drama
  • Romance
A Jewish girl in nineteenth century London, dreams of becoming a stage actress.A Jewish girl in nineteenth century London, dreams of becoming a stage actress.A Jewish girl in nineteenth century London, dreams of becoming a stage actress.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
990
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Arnaud Desplechin
  • Writers
    • Emmanuel Bourdieu
    • Arnaud Desplechin
    • Arthur Symons(story)
  • Stars
    • Summer Phoenix
    • Ian Holm
    • Fabrice Desplechin
Top credits
  • Director
    • Arnaud Desplechin
  • Writers
    • Emmanuel Bourdieu
    • Arnaud Desplechin
    • Arthur Symons(story)
  • Stars
    • Summer Phoenix
    • Ian Holm
    • Fabrice Desplechin
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 13User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
    • 46Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination

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    Top cast

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    Summer Phoenix
    Summer Phoenix
    • Esther Kahn
    Ian Holm
    Ian Holm
    • Nathan Quellen
    Fabrice Desplechin
    • Philippe Haygard
    Akbar Kurtha
    • Samuel Kahn
    Frances Barber
    Frances Barber
    • Rivka Kahn
    László Szabó
    László Szabó
    • Ytzhok Kahn
    Hilary Sesta
    • Buba
    Claudia Solti
    Claudia Solti
    • Mina Kahn
    Berna Raif
    Berna Raif
    • Becky Kahn
    Paul Regan
    • Joel
    Arnold Brown
    • Rabbi
    Leon Lissek
    Leon Lissek
    • Theatre manager
    Ian Bartholomew
    • Norton
    Samantha Lavelle
    • Christel
    Paul Ritter
    Paul Ritter
    • Alman, the photographer
    Emmanuelle Devos
    Emmanuelle Devos
    • Sylvia l'Italienne
    Kika Markham
    Kika Markham
    • Trish
    Anton Lesser
    Anton Lesser
    • Sean
    • Director
      • Arnaud Desplechin
    • Writers
      • Emmanuel Bourdieu
      • Arnaud Desplechin
      • Arthur Symons(story)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Chosen by "Les Cahiers du cinéma" (France) as one of the 10 best pictures of 2000 (#01)
    • 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 audiences mind. Until they can't bare it anymore and they wan to cry out, "Careful Esther you're going to break it".

    • Connections
      Referenced in I'm Still Here (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      Suite algérienne
      [by] Camille Saint-Saëns

      Performed by Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo (as The Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra)

      Conducted by David Robertson

      courtesy of Naïve Auvidis

    User reviews13

    Review
    Top review
    Don't bother
    Sleepwalking, dead, boring, an endurance test for the audience - all have been said before so why am I adding to the comments I agree with? There is this:

    "...it isn't before a man treats her badly that she realizes on stage, that she has talent and that she connects with the audience and emerges as a stronger human being."

    This must be the reviewer's imagination talking. One can tell that this is the point of the movie that its makers are trying to make but they failed. Utterly. The only reason I kept it going in the machine was to see if they could redeem themselves. But they did not. It's a very big disappointment. There is no connection with the audience - either in the theater's audience inside the story itself or the movie audience watching this.

    Too many close-ups, just way too many. I'd call it possibly a workshop on close-ups - if you're in the business. Otherwise, why waste money on this? It's just pointless.

    "the film never reveals more than it needs to."

    Honestly, it reveals nothing.

    And yes, why was so much money thrown at this movie? I seriously wonder if the backers needed to lose money for tax purposes.
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    • jenn976-1
    • Sep 9, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 4, 2000 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • Bac Films (France)
      • Empire Pictures (France)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Hebrew
      • Yiddish
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Эстер Кан
    • Filming locations
      • London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Arts Council of England
      • British Screen Productions
      • British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB)
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $23,371
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,124
      • Mar 3, 2002
    • Gross worldwide
      • $23,371
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 22 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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