Wednesday, July 14 at 2, 5.15 and 8.15

Hester Street

USA. 1975 N.Z. Premiere Chosen for the Critics' Week, Cannes 1975

A gently ironic tale of Jewish immigrants in New York in the 1890s. directed by Joan Micklin Silver. "An unconditionally happy achievement.....The cast is superlative and Carol Kane is extraordinary." New York Times. "Hester Street's abundant humour, sex appeal and simple humanity are universal." - Playboy. "A beautifully detailed film of charm and subjstance. A page from the album of our past." - Judith Crist.