Summary
A Jewish girl in 19th century London dreams of becoming a stage actress.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+15)
Critics 50Audiences 65GoodWatch 49
Tomatometer54%
Metascore46
IMDb6.7
Audience score63%
Running time
2 h 22 min
Longer than most dramas, +33 min on the typical 109
typical 109142Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 2 countries
Released
2000
October 4, 2000
26 years ago
Genres
DramaRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
France
United Kingdom
and 10 more19 people
- Summer PhoenixEsther Kahn
- Ian HolmNathan Quellen
- FDFabrice DesplechinPhilippe Haygard
- Akbar KurthaSamuel Kahn
- Frances BarberRivka Kahn
- Szabó LászlóYtzhok Kahn
- HSHilary SestaBuba
- CSClaudia SoltiMina Kahn
- BRBerna RaifBecky Kahn
- Arnold BrownRabbi
- Leon LissekTheatre manager
- Ian BartholomewNorton
- SLSamantha LavelleChristel
Paul RitterAlman, the photographer
Emmanuelle DevosSylvia l'Italienne
Kika MarkhamTrish
Anton LesserSean
Tony VogelDodo, Trish's husband- CLClaire LubertColleague in the Match Factory
Directing · 4
- Arnaud Desplechin Director, Writer
- Shirel Amitay Assistant Director
- Sébastien K. Lemercier Assistant Director
- Aude Cathelin Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Emmanuel Bourdieu Writer
- Arthur Symons Novel
Production · 8
- Pascal Caucheteux Executive Producer
- Chris Curling Producer
- Leo Davis Casting
- Wendy Brazington Casting
- Pippa Hall Casting
- James Calleri Casting
Camera · 1
- Éric Gautier Director of Photography
Editing · 9
- Hervé de Luze Editor
- Martine Giordano Editor
- Camille Toubkis Assistant Editor
- Gordana Othnin-Girard Assistant Editor
- Mathilde Cousin Assistant Editor
- Laurence Briaud Assistant Editor
Sound · 6
- Howard Shore Original Music Composer
- Malcolm Davies Sound Engineer
- Ray Beckett Sound Engineer
- Stéphane Thiébaut Sound
- Philippe Penot Sound
- Jean-Pierre Laforce Sound Engineer
Art · 3
- John Bush Set Decoration
- Mike Stallion Assistant Art Director
- John Henson Decorator
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Nathalie Duerinckx Costume Design
- Maureen McGill Hairstylist
- Peter Robb-King Makeup Artist
- Sue Robb-King Makeup Artist
Other crew · 1
- Suzy Willson Choreographer
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