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Esther Kahn

Esther Kahn (2000)★ 6.7/10

Not Rated · FR,GB · 157 min · May 18, 2000

  • Drama
  • Romance

Directed by: Arnaud Desplechin

Written by: Arnaud Desplechin, Emmanuel Bourdieu, Arthur Symons

In 19th-century London, Esther Kahn, a Jewish migrant’s daughter, works in the East End until theatre awakens her desire for self-expression, leading her to become an actress.

Directed by

Arnaud Desplechin

Written by

Arnaud DesplechinEmmanuel BourdieuArthur Symons

Cast & crew

Summer PhoenixEsther KahnIan HolmNathan QuellenFabrice DesplechinPhilippe HaygardAkbar KurthaSamuel KahnFrances BarberRivka KahnLászló SzabóYtzhok KahnHilary SestaBubaClaudia SoltiMina KahnBerna RaifBecky KahnPaul ReganJoelArnold BrownRabbiLeon LissekTheatre managerIan BartholomewNortonSamantha LavelleChristelPaul RitterAlman, the photographerEmmanuelle DevosSylvia l'ItalienneKika MarkhamTrishAnton LesserSeanTheresa BodenKathryn, make-up girlMaggie McCarthyVivian, dresserPhiladelphia DedaEsther as a childJosef AltinSamuel as a childMarwa ZahriMina as a childTina NicolsBecky as a childSef NaaktgeborenRebtchickKyri KambanisDoctorClaire LubertColleague in the match factoryChristopher LoganAssistant in the 2nd theatreJackie SkarvellisFriend in the marketRalph NossekManagerJon RumneyPrompterLoizos LoizouBooksellerClaudine ThomasYoung woman in the pubMonty OgusBarberTony VogelDodo, Trish's husbandMaurice KanareckBankerDerek SmeeCashierZita SattarAssistant make-up girlTony BraceNurseDavid ThomsonShy stage-handRamin GrayThe narratorGregory GudgeonKhayim, The Daughter of LoveNatasha PollardKave, The Daughter of LoveAnita LeafHinde, The Daughter of LoveAlison GaudionThe daughter, Wages of SinRupert FawcettThe fiance, Wages of SinKenneth HazeldineThe father, Wages of SinAdrian HammondThe kisser of mature years, Rouge et NoirCrispin LettsBrian 'Tesman', Hedda GablerAnn FirbankSarah 'Aunt Julia', Hedda GablerDeirdre DooneMargaret 'Berta', Hedda GablerSamantha HollandJohanna 'Mrs Elvsted', Hedda GablerMichael MüllerDavid 'Lovborg', Hedda GablerJohn HoyeThe PeasantRalph BogardFamily Friend (uncredited)Samuel ButlerTheatre goer (uncredited)Sandra De SousaTheatre Socialite (uncredited)Charles McGuireBox Office Attendant (uncredited)Bryan NewtonWardrobe Man (uncredited)Ben ShockleyStagehand (uncredited)