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The American

201925mJoachim Michaux
IMDb 6.9 · Rotten Tomatoes 60% · Metacritic 55

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Emilienne could have been my grandmother if she hadn’t had a taste for travelling. In her home village in the heart of the Jura Mountains, she remembers the years she spent in New York. I discover scraps of her unsuspected life there in the super8 films that she has entrusted to me. Yet something else captures my attention…

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What is The American (2019) about?

Emilienne could have been my grandmother if she hadn’t had a taste for travelling. In her home village in the heart of the Jura Mountains, she remembers the years she spent in New York. I discover scraps of her unsuspected life there in the super8 films that she has entrusted to me. Yet something else captures my attention…

How long is The American?

The American has a runtime of 25 min and premiered in 2019.

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The American holds an IMDb rating of 6.9/10. On Rotten Tomatoes it scores 60. Fans of Documentary are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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