EAN: 9781839028069

WAGNER JULIA HESTER STREET

Joan Micklin Silver's debut feature film  Hester Street (1975)  depicts the immigrant
experience through the eyes of Gitl (played by Carol Kane) a young  Orthodox Jewish woman who
arrives in New York City from Eastern Europe at the end of the 19th century. Reunited with her
already- assimilating husband  she finds that they now have little in common. Hester Street
achieved critical and commercial success  receiving a nomination from the Writers Guild of
America  and a Best Actress nomination for Kane at the 1976 Academy Awards. Julia Wagner's
ground-breaking book is the first to focus exclusively on Micklin Silver's work  analysing
Hester Street's vivid portrayal of Jewish identity  immigration and cultural adaptation. Wagner
examines how the low-budget  black-and-white  female-led independent production with Yiddish
dialogue defied movie-industry expectations and became a surprise international box office hit.
Through close analysis of Hester Street  Wagner highlights its significance as a milestone in
the history of women film-makers  in Jewish cinema and  ultimately  as a much-loved film
classic.

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