Esther Kahn

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Esther Kahn
Directed by	Arnaud Desplechin
Written by	Arnaud Desplechin Emmanuel Bourdieu Arthur Symons, story
Produced by	Alain Sarde
Starring	Summer Phoenix Ian Holm László Szabó Frances Barber
Narrated by	Ramin Gray
Cinematography	Eric Gautier
Edited by	Hervé de Luze
Music by	Howard Shore
Distributed by	Why Not Productions
Release dates	18 May 2000 (Cannes) 1 March 2002 New York City, (US)
Running time	142 minutes
Countries	France United Kingdom
Language	English

Esther Kahn is the first English-language film by the French director Arnaud Desplechin. It premiered at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival^[1] but was not distributed to the United States for two years until it played in New York City in 2002. Deplechin adapted the screenplay with regular collaborator Emmanuel Bourdieu from a short story by Arthur Symons of the same name from his book Spiritual Adventures. It stars Summer Phoenix as Esther and Ian Holm as her friend and teacher, Nathan Quellen.

Cast[]

• Summer Phoenix - Esther Kahn
• Ian Holm - Nathan Quellen
• - Philippe Haygard
• - Samuel Kahn
• Frances Barber - Rivka Kahn
• László Szabó - Ytzhok Kahn
• - Buba
• - Mina Kahn
• - Becky Kahn
• Emmanuelle Devos - Sylvia (the Italian woman)
• - Joel
• Arnold Brown - Rabbi
• Leon Lissek - Theatre manager
• Ian Bartholomew - Norton
• - Christel
• Kika Markham - Trish
• Paul Ritter - Alman, the photographer

References[]

External links[]

• Esther Kahn at IMDb

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