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Sabbath in Paradise
… Documentary. 85 min. Portraits musical encounter between radical Jewish musicians like John Zorn and traditionalists like Andy … Claudia Heuermann In 2002 Heurmann released another film about John Zorn titled A Bookshelf On Top of the Sky: …
Too Early To Be Quiet, Too Late To Sing
… This also describes the atmosphere in Chava Alberstein's film. A flourishing Yiddish culture of poetry, music, drama, and literature came to an abrupt end with the … Yiddish poets of the 20th century, sprang from this film, and is a collaboration with New York based band 'The …
Kurt Weill
… actress Lotte Lenya. In the US he was influenced by popular music and jazz, he met several of the outstanding figures of … 100 years after Kurt Weill's birth, young Dessau-born filmmaker Sven Dufer cinematically reconstructs the … Lindenberg. Among the lesser known facts contained in this film is that Weill's parents emigrated in the 40s to …
The Mystery of Aris San
… Shot in Israel, Greece, the United States, and Hungary, the film uncovers the man behind the glittering smile. Prod.: … Communication Ltd., Tel Aviv … … 2007 … Israel … Popular music … Greece … Pop … Popular songs … Greek … Documentary … …
The Dybbuk - Der dibuk
… : Based on the play by S. Ansky The Dybbuk is a Yiddish film classic based on the celebrated play of the same name … melodies were designed to bridge the historical abyss. The film was made on location in Poland in 1937 and brought … actors and historical advisors. The film's exquisite musical and dance interludes evoke the cultural richness of …
Yiddle With His Fiddle - Yidl mitn fidl
… returned to his native Poland from America to produce this film, the most commercially successful musical in the history of the Yiddish cinema, starring Molly … consummate comedienne of Yiddish theater, vaudeville, and film. This is the classic folk comedy about a man and his …
The Cantor's Son - Dem Khazns Zindl
… Motyleff (& Sidney Goldin, uncredited) This Yiddish feature film musical drama marks the screen debut of singer and cantor … Oysher. Shot in Pennsylvania near the Pocono Mountains, the film features Oysher in the title role of a wayward youth …
A Cantor on Trial
… Yiddish with English subt. Directed by Sidney M. Goldin Music by Sholem Secunda This short film festures Loui Leybele Waldmann playing three different … Hazzanim,Chazzanut,Chazzan,Hazzan,Hazzanim,Cantors … 1931 … Music … Hazzanut … America … Musicals … Hazzanim - Cantors … …
Ouverture to Glory - Der Vilner shtot khazn
… the most convincing scenes of synagogue life in any fiction film, Overture to Glory begins during the morning service on … Hazzanim,Chazzanut,Chazzan,Hazzan,Hazzanim,Cantors … 1940 … Music … Piyyut … Prayer … Cantors - Hazzanim … Synagogue … Synagogue music … Yom Kippur … Rosh HaShanah … Musicals … Cantorate … …
Great Cantors of the Golden Age, Great Cantors in Cinema
… Cantors of the Golden Age includes highlights from Yiddish filmmaker Joseph Seiden’s 1931 film The Voice of Israel, with performances by Adolph … Europe … East … Cantorate … Kol Nidre … Cantor … Cantorial music … Documentary … Oysher, Moyshe … Rosenblatt, Yossele … …