Guest Speaker Ira Deutchman
PG | 89 min | 4K Restoration
Featuring Guest Speaker Ira Deutchman
In New York’s Lower East Side in the 1890s, Jewish immigrant Jake (Steven Keats) has assimilated seamlessly into the American community…until his wife from back home (Carol Kane) arrives on his doorstep. Jake has a job in a sweatshop and an English-speaking girlfriend. Meanwhile, Gitl clings to her old country ways. Joan Micklin Silver’s debut feature, a beautifully detailed American independent classic that was sumptuously photographed in black-and-white, became an unexpected hit. Carol Kane garnered an Oscar nomination for her heartbreaking but ultimately empowering performance. This gorgeous new restoration is presented by the Cohen Film Collection.
Director: Joan Micklin Silver
Writers: Joan Micklin Silver (screenplay) | Abraham Cahan (novella "Yekl")
Producer: Raphael D. Silver
Cinematographer: Kenneth Van Sickle
Editor: Katherine Wenning
Casting Director: Jay Wolf
Production Designer: Stuart Wurtzel