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Hester Street   1975         PG, 90 min. Genre: Drama Director: Joan Micklin Silver   Cast: Steven Keats, Carol Kane, Mel Howard, Dorrie Kavanaugh, Doris Roberts, Zvee Scooler, Paul Freedman, Martin Garner, Lin Shaye, Mordecai Lawner, Philip Sterling, Joel Wolfe, Ed Crowley, Robert Lesser, Joanna Merlin   Jewish immigrants Gitl (Carol Kane) and her son Yossele (Paul Freedman) arrive in the United States at the turn of the 20th century to join Gitl's husband Jake (Steven Keats). Jake has been in New York for five years and has tried to adapt to the foreign ways of his newly adopted country. Gitl, unlike Jake, clings to her Old World culture, and Jake's effort to modernize her thinking—even trying to change Yoselle's name to Joey—brings problems to their marriage. Kane was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. Cast Steven Keats Jake Carol Kane Gitl Mel Howard Bernstein Dorrie Kavanaugh Mamie Doris Roberts Mrs. Kavarsky Zvee Scooler Rabbi Paul Freedman Joey Martin Garner Boss Lin Shaye Whore Mordecai Lawner Waiter Philip Sterling Mr. Lipman Joel Wolfe Kaminsky Ed Crowley Inspector Robert Lesser Lawyer Joanna Merlin Jake`s Landlady