When
Wed 30 Nov 2022
This story of a Jewish family migrating to America was adapted from a novel by Abraham Cahan, with Silver astutely shifting its nuanced focus on the complications of assimilation from the husband to the wife. In this quiet yet enlivened black-and-white melodrama – shot by significant local artist Ken Van Sickle – Silver reimagines the spirited street life of the Lower East Side at the turn of the last century. Carol Kane was nominated for an Academy Award for her astounding lead performance as Gitl. With Steven Keats and Doris Roberts.
Also screening on Wed 30 November
Program
Shifting the Focus: Joan Micklin Silver in the Seventies
Hester Street (1975) – Wed 30 Nov, 7pm
Between the Lines (1977) – Wed 30 Nov, 8.45pm
About the program
Joan Micklin Silver (1935–2020) is recognised for many things, not least for working against the tide of misogyny in an industry that seemed determined to exclude women. The daughter of Russian-Jewish immigrants, Silver’s experience growing up in Omaha had a profound influence on her subsequent career.
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