Esther Kahn

Arnaud officially has permission to be as overlong and slowly paced as he wants with me. It’s perfectly paced actually, for a story about a woman who feels nothing and sleepwalks through life. The average IMDb reviewer seems to view the film as an exercise in endurance, a chore they could just barely complete. For me, it was a richly nuanced, insightful film actually full of events, shifts, and ideas. It may not move quickly, but a lot happens. Esther is a unique and compelling creation — I won’t go as far as to say I identify with her, but there is something in her dissociation with human lives and emotions that rings true. Can such a “stone” fully inhabit another life on the stage? Esther finds her answer in a truly breathtaking final moment…