---
title: 'Esther Kahn (2000)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Arnaud Desplechin'
released: '2000-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 142
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/esther-kahn-2000'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0183056/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Esther Kahn (2000)

2000 · 142 min · Drama · United Kingdom, France


## Synopsis

Esther Kahn is the first English-language film by the French director Arnaud Desplechin. It premiered at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival where it competed for the Palme d'Or, but was not distributed to the United States for two years until it played in New York City in 2002. It stars Summer Phoenix as Esther and Ian Holm as her friend and teacher, Nathan Quellen.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Arnaud Desplechin](https://cinepixo.com/people/arnaud-desplechin)
- **Screenplay:** [Arnaud Desplechin](https://cinepixo.com/people/arnaud-desplechin), [Emmanuel Bourdieu](https://cinepixo.com/people/emmanuel-bourdieu)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Howard Shore](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-shore)
- **Producer:** [Alain Sarde](https://cinepixo.com/people/alain-sarde)
- **Director of Photography:** [Éric Gautier](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-gautier)
- **Editor:** [Hervé de Luze](https://cinepixo.com/people/herve-de-luze)

## Cast

- [Josef Altin](https://cinepixo.com/people/josef-altin)
- [Michael Müller](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-muller)
- [Frances Barber](https://cinepixo.com/people/frances-barber)
- [Emmanuelle Devos](https://cinepixo.com/people/emmanuelle-devos)
- [Summer Phoenix](https://cinepixo.com/people/summer-phoenix)
- [Kika Markham](https://cinepixo.com/people/kika-markham)
- [Ian Holm](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-holm)
- [László Szabó](https://cinepixo.com/people/laszlo-szabo)
- [Fabrice Desplechin](https://cinepixo.com/people/fabrice-desplechin)

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