Elis Island Tales

Elis Island Tales

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jul 31, 1980

Runtime

1h 58m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Récits d'Ellis Island

Production Companies

INA

Director

Robert Bober

Description

"Ellis Island Tales" - From 1892 to 1924, nearly 16 million emigrants from Europe passed through Ellis Island, a small block of land where a transit center was built, near the New York Statue of Liberty. "Ellis Island Tales, Stories of Wandering and Hope" - the book is composed of three major parts. Georges Perec and Robert Bober visited Ellis Island and with the help of texts and documents, restored what everyday life was about what some called "the island of tears".