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Esther Kahn (2000)
Director: Arnaud Desplechin
Cast: Summer Phoenix, Ian Holm, Fabrice Desplechin, Akbar Kurtha
6.7
54%Runtime142 min
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A Jewish girl in 19th century London dreams of becoming a stage actress.
Critical Reception & Ratings
Esther Kahn, released in 2000 and directed by Arnaud Desplechin, has received a mixed critical reception. While not critically acclaimed, it has a 6.7/10 rating on IMDb and a 54% score on Rotten Tomatoes, indicating a somewhat divided audience response.
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Fans of director Arnaud Desplechin's intimate, deeply-observed character studies will appreciate the sensitive, nuanced performance by Summer Phoenix as a 19th century Jewish girl in London pursuing her dreams of becoming a stage actress in this 2000 drama.
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Esther Kahn is the first English-language film by the French director Arnaud Desplechin. It premiered at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival where it competed for the Palme d'Or, but was not distributed to the United States for two years until it played in New York City in 2002. It stars Summer Phoenix as Esther and Ian Holm as her friend and teacher, Nathan Quellen.
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