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Introduced by Tim Lanza, Vice President and Archivist, the Cohen Film Collection
New Restoration
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Carol Kane stars in Hester Street, Joan Micklin Silver's lovingly detailed depiction of Jewish immigrant life (with much of the dialogue delivered in Yiddish) in New York at the turn of the last century.
A young woman, Gitl (played by the Oscar-nominated icon Kane) arrives from Russia with her son to join up with her husband Yankel (Steven Keats) who has been in the US for three years. Yankel has assimilated quickly to his new home: he’s anglicized his name to Jake, shaved his beard, and started an affair with a dancer. In the meantime, the marriage is further strained by Gitl’s reluctance to shed her traditional lifestyle. Named to the Library of Congress’s National Film Registry in 2011. (89 mins., 4K DCP)
Hester Street | Image courtesy of the Cohen Film Collection
Restored from the original 35mm negative by Cohen Film Collection at DuArt Media Services in New York. Color grading was approved by Marisa Silver.
SUPPORT FOR THIS PROGRAM PROVIDED BY JewishColumbus Foundation Adrienne and Sidney Chafetz Wexner Center for the Arts Endowment Fund
FILM/VIDEO PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY Cardinal Health Kaufman Development
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY Rohauer Collection Foundation
WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY The Wexner Family Greater Columbus Arts Council The Columbus Foundation Ohio Arts Council American Electric Power Foundation L Brands Foundation Adam Flatto Mary and C. Robert Kidder Bill and Sheila Lambert Institute of Museum and Library Services Nationwide Foundation Vorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease Arlene and Michael Weiss
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY Mike and Paige Crane Pete Scantland Axium Packaging Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams President Kristina M. Johnson and Mrs. Veronica Meinhard Nancy Kramer Huntington Lisa Barton Johanna DeStefano Russell and Joyce Gertmenian Liza Kessler and Greg Henchel Ron and Ann Pizzuti Joyce and Chuck Shenk Bruce and Joy Soll Clark and Sandra Swanson Jones Day
Past Film/Video
Hester Street
