Esther Kahn (Original title)Esther Khan (Help search title)
Dates: 2000 (Copyright), 16 November 2001 (Release)Countries: France, United KingdomDirector: Arnaud Desplechin
Synopsis: Drama. The story is set in London at the end of the 19th century. Esther Kahn lives in London's East End; her parents are Jewish migrants, and work in the family sweatshop. Esther is slow and stubborn, out of touch with life and other people. It is on a trip to the theatre that Esther suddenly wakes from her dream and decides to become an actress.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: East End, 19th century, Theatre, Jewish community (Syria)
Releases
Date: October 2000Country: FranceRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalRuntime: 157 mins Dialogue (original): English
Date: 23 November 2001Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - SoundRuntime: 148 mins 4 secs - Length: 13326 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Winchester Film Distribution
Date: November 2017Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 142 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Dates: 2000 (Copyright), 16 November 2001 (Release)Countries: France, United KingdomDirector: Arnaud Desplechin
Synopsis: Drama. The story is set in London at the end of the 19th century. Esther Kahn lives in London's East End; her parents are Jewish migrants, and work in the family sweatshop. Esther is slow and stubborn, out of touch with life and other people. It is on a trip to the theatre that Esther suddenly wakes from her dream and decides to become an actress.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: East End, 19th century, Theatre, Jewish community (Syria)
Releases
Date: October 2000Country: FranceRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalRuntime: 157 mins Dialogue (original): English
Date: 23 November 2001Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - SoundRuntime: 148 mins 4 secs - Length: 13326 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Winchester Film Distribution
Date: November 2017Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 142 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Credits
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©/Production Company/Presented by: Why Not Productions (France), Les Films Alain Sarde, ©/Production Company: France 3 Cinéma, ©/Production Company: France 2 Cinéma, Zephyr Films, In association with: Arts Council of England, With the participation of: Canal+, With the participation of: British Sky Broadcasting, British Screen, Developed with the support of: MEDIA, Supported by: National Lottery through the Arts Council of England, Financed by: British Screen, British Screen Finance Provided through: European Co-Production Fund (UK), Producer: Pascal Caucheteux, Producer: Grégoire Sorlat, Producer: Chris Curling, [Producer]: Alain Sarde, Line Producer: Oury Milshtein, Line Producer: Waldo Roeg, Line Producer: Françoise Piraud, Locations: Michael Harm, Locations: Joseph Jayawardena, Locations: Carn Burton, Locations: Simon Crook, Duncan Muggoch, Paris Crew: Antoine Roch, Paris Crew: François Labarthé, Paris Crew: Olivier Genet, Paris Crew: Henri Maïkoff, Paris Crew: Yann Richard, Paris Crew: Léo Gomez, Paris Crew: Laurent Passera, Paris Crew: Valérie Tranier, Eric Gaillard, Czestochowa Crew: Xawere Zulawski, Czestochowa Crew: Veronika Migon, Czestochowa Crew: Michal Rogalski, Magda Komar, Plays Directed by: Ramin Gray, Assistant Director: Marcia Gay, Assistant Director: Joe Farr, Assistant Director: Andy Stebbing, Assistant Director: Shirel Amitay, Assistant Director: Sébastien Lemercier, Assistant Director: Paméla Varéla, Assistant Director: Aude Cathelin, Assistant Director: Danny Pruett, Assistant Director: Toby Cook, Assistant Director: Niki Wakeman, Assistant Director: Zac Kohen, Assistant Director: Hannah Gladstone, Casting: Leo Davis, Casting: Wendy Brazington, Casting: James Calleri, Casting: Pippa Hall, Casting: Rebecca Sutton, Screenplay: Arnaud Desplechin, Screenplay: Emmanuel Bourdieu, Based on the story by: Arthur Symons, Director of Photography: Éric Gautier, Lighting: John Donoghue, Lighting: William Tracy, Lighting: Jim Wall, Lighting: Colin Powton, Lighting: Ron Savoury, Camera: Catherine Georges, Camera: Sarah Rollason, Camera: Milly Donaghy, Dai Hopkins, Stills Photography: Simon Mein, Editor: Hervé de Luze, Editor: Martine Giordano, Editing: Laurence Briaud, Editing: Hélène Noir, Editing: Clotilde Tellier, Editing: Gordana Othnin, Editing: Idit Bloch, Editing: Kevin Holt, Editing: Camille Toubkis, Editing: Sophie Henocq, Editing: Géraldine Falieu, Editing: Jeanne Oberson, Anne Weil, Production Designer: Jon Henson, Set Decorator: John Bush, Art Department: Cristina Casali, Art Department: Chris Townsend, Art Department: Liz Griffiths, Art Department: Alan Bailey, Art Department: Ken Marples, Art Department: Antoine Platteau, Art Department: Dave Fisher, Art Department: Billy Edwards, Art Department: Dan Bevan, Art Department: Josh Jones, Art Department: Tony Hennessey, Art Department: Jason Carlin, Art Department: John Davies, Art Department: Nick Mollo, Art Department: Danny Evans, Art Department: Len Smith, George Malin, Costume Designer: Natalie Duerinckx, Costume Department: Gordon Harmer, Costume Department: Richard Cooke, Costume Department: Vivienne Jones, Costume Department: Paul Yeowell, Costume Department: Amanda Derby, Philicia Beal, Make-up Department: Peter Robb-King, Sue Robb-King, Hair Department: Annie Townsend, Maureen McGill, Titles/Opticals: ACME Films, Music: Howard Shore, Live Music Composed by: Paul Clark, Live Music Played by: Malcolm Alison, Live Music Played by: Giles Broadbent, Live Music Played by: Calina de La Mare, Live Music Played by: John-Paul Gandy, Live Music Played by: Chris George, Live Music Played by: Tony Gray, Live Music Played by: Matt Gunner, Live Music Played by: Steve Noble, Live Music Played by: Owen Rees, Live Music Played by: Nick Stevenson, Live Music Played by: Andrew Waterworth, Live Music Played by: Carolina Welsh, Live Music Played by: Julian West, Chris Fish, Music Played by: Orchestre Philharmonique de Paris, [Live Music] Conducted by: James M. Keane, [Music] Orchestrated/Conducted by: Howard Shore, Music Editor: Suzana Peric, Music Editor: Nancy Allen, Music Recording: Didier Lizé, Music Recording: Christophe Guiot, Music Recording: Max Gazzola, Music Recording: Vic Fraser, Music Recording: Cathy Moore, Music Recording: J.C. Lupato, Music Recording: Michael Tremante, Music Recording: Robert Cotnoir, Music Recording: Kevin Mahonchak, Choreography: Suzy Willson, Sound Recording: Malcolm Davies, Sound Recording: Ray Beckett, Sound Unit: Stéphane Thiébaut, Sound Unit: Xavier Drouault, Jean-Louis Lebras, Boom Operator: Paul Botham, Mixer: Jean-Pierre Laforce, Sound Editor: Pascal Villard, Sound Editor: Gaël Nicolas, Sound Editor: Charles Autrand, Dialogue Editor: Katia Boutin, ADR Mixer: Ed Colyer, ADR Editor: Paul Conway, Yiddish Adviser: Barry Davis, Tailoring Adviser: Marcus Lieberman, Historical Consultant: Ariane Fenetaux, Translation: Nigel Gearing, Sébastien Lemercier, Horses/Carriages: Debbie Kaye
Cast
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Summer Phoenix (Esther Kahn), Ian Holm (Nathan Quellen), Fabrice Desplechin (Philip Haygard), Frances Barber (Rivka Kahn), Ian Bartholomew (Norton, Shylock's director), Emmanuelle Devos (Sylvia l'Italienne), Akbar Kurtha (Samuel Kahn), Anton Lesser (Sean), Kika Markham (Trish), Berna Raïf (Becky Kahn), Paul Regan (Joël), Claudia Solti (Mina Kahn), László Szabó (Ythzok Kahn), Philadelphia Deda (Esther as a child), Sef Naaktgeboren (Rebtchick), Hilary Sesta (Buba), Yusuf Altin (Samuel as a child), Marwa Zahri (Mina as a child), Tina Nichols (Becky as a child), Kyri Kambanis (doctor), Claire Lubert (colleague in the match factory), Arnold Brown (rabbi), Leon Lissek (theatre manager), Christopher Logan (assistant in the 2nd theatre), Jackie Skarvellis (friend in the market), Ralph Nossek (manager), Jon Rumney (prompter), Samantha Lavelle (Christel), Loizos Loizou (bookseller), Claudine Thomas (young woman in the pub), Monty Ogus (barber), Paul Ritter (Alman, the photographer), Tony Vogel (Dodo, Trish's husband), Maurice Kanareck (banker), Theresa Boden (Kathryn, make-up girl), Maggie McCarthy (Vivian, dresser), Derek Smee (cashier), Zita Sattar (assistant make-up girl), Tony Brace (nurse), David Thomson (shy stage-hand), Ramin Gray (the narrator), Gregory Gudgen (Khayim, The Daughter of Love), Natasha Pollard (Kave, The Daughter of Love), Anita Leaf (Hinde, The Daughter of Love), Alison Gaudion (the daughter, Wages of Sin), Rupert Fawcett (the fiancé, Wages of Sin), Kenneth Hazeldine (the father, Wages of Sin), Adrian Hammond (the kisser of mature years,Rouge et Noir), Crispin Letts (Brian 'Tesman', Hedda Gabler), Ann Firbank (Sarah 'Aunt Julia', Hedda Gabler), Deidre Doone (Margaret 'Berta', Hedda Gabler), Samantha Holland (Johanna 'Mrs Elvsted', Hedda Gabler), Michael Müller (David 'Lövborg', Hedda Gabler)