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Sabbath in Paradise
… Documentary. 85 min. Portraits musical encounter between radical Jewish musicians like John Zorn and traditionalists like Andy …
A Cantor's Tale
… Documentary. The tradition of Eastern European Jewish cantorial music is alive and well in modern America in no small part … by everyone, explores the American roots of 'hazzanut'( Jewish liturgical music) while taking us on a musical voyage …
Kurt Weill
… and Italian, English subtitles; 97 min. The well-known Jewish composer Kurt Weill was born in Dessau in 1900. His … actress Lotte Lenya. In the US he was influenced by popular music and jazz, he met several of the outstanding figures of … In 1946, four years before his death, he composed the Jewish prayer 'Kiddush,' dedicated to his father. 100 years …
The Mystery of Aris San
… into the mysterious life of Aris San, the Greek (non-Jewish) singer who arrived in Israel as a young man in 1957 … Communication Ltd., Tel Aviv … … 2007 … Israel … Popular music … Greece … Pop … Popular songs … Greek … Documentary … …
The Dybbuk - Der dibuk
… 1912-1917. The idea for the play came to Ansky as he led a Jewish folklore expedition through small towns of Eastern … to become one of the most widely-produced in the history of Jewish theater. Its rich ethnographic tapestry, mystical … actors and historical advisors. The film's exquisite musical and dance interludes evoke the cultural richness of …
American Matchmaker - Amerikaner Shadkhn
… Feature. 87 min. B & W Screenplay by S. Castle Music and Lyrics by Sam Morgenstern, William Mercur Starring … an art deco romantic comedy about male ambivalence and Jewish assimilation. … 6 … 6 … Preserved, digitally restored … re-mastered by NCJF, Berkeley … 9 … 35790 … USA … … 1940 … Music … Yiddish … Yiddish songs … Musicals … Musical revues …
Yiddle With His Fiddle - Yidl mitn fidl
… to produce this film, the most commercially successful musical in the history of the Yiddish cinema, starring Molly … his daughter who, penniless, decide to become travelling musicians. The daughter disguises herself as a boy to … vitality and invincible spirit of traditional small town Jewish life. … 81 … 81 … 9 … 35787 … … Music … Yiddish … …
Great Cantors of the Golden Age, Great Cantors in Cinema
… and in DVD format … 9 … 35779 … USA … National Center for Jewish Film, Brandeis … … Hazzan, Hazan, Chazzan, Chazzanut, … Europe … East … Cantorate … Kol Nidre … Cantor … Cantorial music … Documentary … Oysher, Moyshe … Rosenblatt, Yossele … …
The Jazz Singer
… young Jakie Rabinowitz defying the traditions of his devout Jewish family by singing popular tunes in a beer hall. … Hazzanim,Chazzanut,Chazzan,Hazzan,Hazzanim,Cantors … 1927 … Music … Cantors - Hazzanim … Assimilation … Kaddish … Musicals … Cantorate … Kol Nidre … Cantor … Cantorial music …
Chants de sable et d'etoiles - Chants of Sand and Stars
… on the importance and utilisation of traditional music in Sephardic Jewish communities - from the Middle East, via America, to Africa. A unique compilation of footage of chazzanot, or Jewish liturgical pieces, from across the Jewish world, and …