Movie Title : Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness
Release Date : Jul 8, 2011 Limited Genre Movie :Documentary,Special Interest
Mpaa Rating : Unrated
Actors :Mendy Cahan,Bel Kaufman,Hillel Halkin,Sheldon Harnick,Aaron Lansky,Dan Miron,Avram Nowersztern,David Roskies,Michael Stanislawski,Ruth Wisse,Alan Rosenberg,Peter Riegert,Rachel Dratch,Jason Kravits,Daniel LermanA riveting portrait of the great writer whose stories became the basis of the Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof. Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness tells the tale of the rebellious genius who created an entirely new literature. Plumbing the depths of a Jewish world locked in crisis and on the cusp of profound change, he captured that world with brilliant humor. Sholem Aleichem was not just a witness to the creation of a new modern Jewish identity, but one of the very men who forged it. --(c) International Film Circuit
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Not often does a film double as a literary critic, but this is the Northrop Frye of docs. Essentially, it revises and sharpens the blunted reputation of a great writer.
Rick Groen-Globe and Mail Audiences interested in Jewish literature will find Laughing in the Darkness compelling for its deep analysis of Aleichem's works, featuring a selection of experts and the writer's granddaughter, Bel Kaufman.
Anita Li-Toronto Star [An] absorbing PBS-style documentary.
J. R. Jones-Chicago Reader Throughout the film, Dorman uses ethnographic and silent-cinema footage, along with ubiquitous klezmer music, to paint a picture of the era.
Joe Williams-St. Louis Post-Dispatch A rich, winning documentary...
Bill Goodykoontz-Arizona Republic The film adroitly sets the writer's works, his triumphs and tribulations, against the backdrop of a tumultuous period for European Jewry.
Misha Berson-Seattle Times Dorman strikes the perfect balance between the work and the man.
Christopher Long-Movie Metropolis In the end, you're certainly inspired to read Aleichem, but not necessarily to watch Dorman's film again.
Shawn Levy-Oregonian .... a thoughtful, if also conventional, overview of Aleichem's life and work, mixing straight history and biography with quotations from his writings...
Sarah Boslaugh-Playback:stl It's a history lesson that also shows art informing the events, even changing them.
Steve Persall-Tampa Bay Times ... a swift, fascinating 93 minutes ...
Jim Lane-Sacramento News & Review One needn't be a student of the history or literature of the period to appreciate this excellent portrait of a fascinating and important figure.
Frank Swietek-One Guy's Opinion It's good, but I'd wait for TV.
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)-St. Paul Pioneer Press Dorman's portrait is engrossing, but his Ken Burns style doesn't match his subject's vitality.
Peter Keough-Boston Phoenix No Fiddling with 'Sholem Aleichem' Legacy
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A riveting portrait of the great writer whose stories became the basis of the Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof. Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness tells the tale of the rebellious genius who created an entirely new literature. Plumbing the depths of a Jewish world locked in crisis and on the cusp of profound change, he captured that world with brilliant humor. Sholem Aleichem was not just a witness to the creation of a new modern Jewish identity, but one of the very men who forged it.
TagLine Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness Before there was Fiddler, there was Tevye... and the man who created him.