Histoires d'Amérique: Food, Family and Philosophy (1989)

Translated title: American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy

An exploration of Jewish American identity in a multilayered portrait of the immigrant experience. A series of first-person addresses delivered by a cross-section of Jewish New Yorkers, whose by turns tragic and humourous tales speak to a collective history of trauma, displacement, and resilience.

Country: Belgium, France

Director: Chantal Akerman