Esther Kahn 2000  N/R, 163 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Arnaud Desplechin
Cast: Summer Phoenix, Ian Holm, Fabrice Desplechin, Frances Barber, Ian Bartholomew, Emmanuelle Devos, Akbar Kurtha, Anton Lesser, Kika Markham, Paul Regan, Laszlo Szabo
This is an interesting portrait of a late 19th-century actress, Esther Kahn (Summer Phoenix), who was born into a large Jewish immigrant family and raised on the streets of London. Her one interest was the theater, where she could escape life's realities. A good depiction of the acting profession.
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My Son the Fanatic 1998 R, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Udayan Prasad
Cast: Om Puri, Rachel Griffiths, Stellan Skarsgard, Akbar Kurtha, Gopi Desai, Harish Patel, Sarah-Jane Potts, Judi Jones, Geoffrey Bateman, Bernard Wrigley
Set in Northern England, this story reveals how philosophical ideals can affect more than the person directly involved. The love affair between a Pakistani taxi driver, Parvez (Om Puri), and a local prostitute, Bettina (Rachel Griffiths), is threatened when Parvez's son, Farid (Akbar Kurtha), and his cohorts target the town's prostitutes as their effort to rid the town of corruption.
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| 1. Esther Kahn (2000)
2. My Son the Fanatic (1998)
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