Hester Street (1975)
7/10
Life among poor Jewish immigrants in 1890's New York
19 May 2001
Warning: Spoilers
Americanized Jake and the more Old World Bernstein are recent immigrants eking out a meager living. Then Jake's wife arrives unexpectedly from Europe with Jake's young son, and ends up in the middle of her husband's love affair and ends up falling in love with Bernstein.

A loving reconstruction of life at the time, though seemingly cleaned up and also somewhat restricted by a low budget. The acting is fine and the story is moving.
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