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Esther Kahn is the first English-language film by the French director Arnaud Desplechin. It premiered at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival but was not distributed to the United States for two years until it played in New York City in 2002. Deplechin adapted the screenplay with regular collaborator Emmanuel Bourdieu from a short story by Arthur Symons of the same name from his book Spiritual Adventures. It stars Summer Phoenix as Esther and Ian Holm as her friend and teacher, Nathan Quellen.
Original Release
10/04/2000
US Release
03/01/2002
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Summer Phoenix | Esther Kahn |
| Ian Holm | Nathan Quellen |
| Fabrice Desplechin | Philippe Haygard |
| Akbar Kurtha | Samuel Kahn |
| Frances Barber | Rivka Kahn |
| László Szabó | Ytzhok Kahn |
| Hilary Sesta | Buba |
| Claudia Solti | Mina Kahn |
| Berna Raif | Becky Kahn |
| Paul Regan | Joel |
Directors
Writers
Arnaud Desplechin, Emmanuel Bourdieu, Arthur Symons
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Summer Phoenix | Esther Kahn |
| Ian Holm | Nathan Quellen |
| Fabrice Desplechin | Philippe Haygard |
| Akbar Kurtha | Samuel Kahn |
| Frances Barber | Rivka Kahn |
| László Szabó | Ytzhok Kahn |
| Hilary Sesta | Buba |
| Claudia Solti | Mina Kahn |
| Berna Raif | Becky Kahn |
| Paul Regan | Joel |
| Arnold Brown | Rabbi |
| Leon Lissek | Theatre manager |
| Ian Bartholomew | Norton |
| Samantha Lavelle | Christel |
| Paul Ritter | Alman, the photographer |
| Emmanuelle Devos | Sylvia l'Italienne |
| Kika Markham | Trish |
| Anton Lesser | Sean |
| Theresa Boden | Kathryn, make-up girl |
| Maggie McCarthy | Vivian, dresser |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Pascal Caucheteux | Executive Producer |
| Oury Milshtein | Producer |
| Françoise Piraud | Producer |
| Phil Robertson | Producer |
| Waldo Roeg | Producer |
| Alain Sarde | Producer |
| Chris Curling | Producer |
| Gregoire Sorlat | Producer |
