{"product_id":"9781839028069","title":"Hester Street","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBFI Film Classics\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eHester Street\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJulia Wagner\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Film \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoan Micklin Silver's groundbreaking debut feature film, \u003ci\u003eHester Street\u003c\/i\u003e (1975), vividly portrays the immigrant experience through the eyes of Gitl (Carol Kane), a young, Orthodox Jewish woman who arrives in New York City from Eastern Europe at the end of the nineteenth century. Reunited with her already-assimilated husband, Gitl finds they now have little in common and she is forced to adjust to a new way of life. \u003ci\u003eHester Street\u003c\/i\u003e achieved international critical and commercial success, and Kane received a Best Actress nomination at the 1976 Academy Awards.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarking the film's 50th anniversary, Julia Wagner's landmark book is the first to focus exclusively on Micklin Silver's film. Wagner examines how, despite the sexism and prejudice that Micklin Silver faced, a low-budget, black-and-white, female-led, independent production with Yiddish dialogue became an unexpected box-office hit. Through close analysis, Wagner highlights the importance of \u003ci\u003eHester Street\u003c\/i\u003e as a milestone in cinema and affirms Micklin Silver's status as a unique voice in the history of American film-making.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJulia Wagner \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer and lecturer based in London, UK, specialising in Jewish film and culture, documentary and Italian cinema. She holds a PhD in Film Studies and has written widely for publications including \u003ci\u003eSight and Sound\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eJewish Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e. She curated the BFI\/JW3 archival project \u003ci\u003eJewish Britain on Film\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16 October 2025\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBritish Film Institute\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781839028069\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e112\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6.24\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51378245599372,"sku":"9781839028069","price":16.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_11aacf6b-b030-4aaf-b689-5bc7b9e5736c.jpg?v=1783908207","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781839028069","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}