The Jewish Soul: Classics of Yiddish Cinema 12/15/20

Kino Lorber Repertory
Blu-ray

Guest reviewer Matt Rovner delves into the cultural riches of ethnic films specially made for speakers of the Yiddish language. Some were made in Poland and others in New Jersey (according to Edgar Ulmer!)… and if they seem obscure they’re nevertheless culturally significant as a record of a language that’s fast disappearing. Among the gems is a significant folk-horror tale and an original non-musical drama about Tevye the Milkman’s problems with his daughter and the oppressive laws of the Czar. On Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Repertory.
12/15/20