Fresh
Beautiful and baffling.
Manohla Dargis, L.A. Weekly
Overview
A Jewish girl in 19th century London dreams of becoming a stage actress.
Director and cast
- Arnaud Desplechin Director
- Summer Phoenix as Esther Kahn
- Ian Holm as Nathan Quellen
- Fabrice Desplechin as Philippe Haygard
- Akbar Kurtha as Samuel Kahn
- Frances Barber as Rivka Kahn
- Szabó László as Ytzhok Kahn
- Hilary Sesta as Buba
- Claudia Solti as Mina Kahn
- Berna Raif as Becky Kahn
- Arnold Brown as Rabbi
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
54%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The narrator and the other characters try to convince us that acting transfigures Esther, but she's never seen speaking on stage; one feels cheated, and Esther seems to remain an unchanged dullard.
Rasmi Simhan, Dallas Morning News
Fresh
What makes Esther Kahn so demanding is that it progresses in such a low-key manner that it risks monotony. But it's worth the concentration.
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
Ms. Phoenix is completely lacking in charm and charisma, and is unable to project either Esther's initial anomie or her eventual awakening.
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
Rotten
It's a lot to ask people to sit still for two hours and change watching such a character, especially when rendered in as flat and impassive a manner as Phoenix's.
Gene Seymour, Newsday
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