Esther Kahn

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Esther Kahn
Directed by	Arnaud Desplechin
Written by	Arnaud Desplechin Emmanuel Bourdieu Arthur Symons, story
Produced by	Alain Sarde
Starring	Summer Phoenix Ian Holm Fabrice Desplechin László Szabó Frances Barber
Narrated by	Ramin Gray
Cinematography	Eric Gautier
Edited by	Hervé de Luze Martine Giordano
Music by	Howard Shore
Production company	Why Not Productions
Distributed by	BAC Films (France) Feature Film Company (United Kingdom)
Release dates	18 May 2000 (2000-05-18) (Cannes) 1 March 2002 (2002-03-01) (U.S.)
Running time	142 minutes
Countries	France United Kingdom
Language	English

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,^[1] 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.