The Jewish soul : ten classics of Yiddish cinema
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- "During their heyday in the late 1930s, Yiddish movies covered a broad range of genres: comedies, soap operas, the supernatural, literary adaptations, musicals, and Lubitsch-style romances. Unified through language, gesture, and a common cultural sensibility, they captured the essence of the Jewish soul. [...] This five-disc set captures the diversity of Yiddish film." --Back cover.
- Contents
- The Dybbuk / directed by Michal Waszynski (1937 : 123 min.) -- Mir Kumen On / directed by Aleksander Ford (1935 : 61 min.) -- American Matchmaker / directed by Edgar G. Ulmer (1940 : 85 min.) -- Overture to glory / directed by Max Nosseck (1940 : 82 min.) -- Tevya / directed by Maurice Schwartz (1939 : 92 min.) -- The Yiddish King Lear / directed by Harry Thomashefsky (1935 : 84 min.) -- Her second mother / directed by Joseph Seiden (1940 : 84 min.) -- Motel the operator / directed by Joseph Seiden (1939 : 87 min.) -- Eli Eli / directed by Joseph Seiden (1940 : 88 min.) -- Three daughters / directed by Joseph Seiden (1950 : 87 min.).
Description
| Type of resource | moving image |
|---|---|
| Form | videorecording; videodisc; video |
| Extent | 5 videodiscs (approximately 873 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. 1 booklet (23 pages : illustrations ; 15 cm) |
| Place | New York (State) |
| Place | New York, NY |
| Publisher | Kino Classics |
| Copyright date | ©2020 |
| Publication date | 2020; [2020] |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Edition | 5 box set |
| Language | Yiddish |
Creators/Contributors
| Film director | Waszyński, Michał | |
|---|---|---|
| Film director | Ford, Aleksander | |
| Film director | Ulmer, Edgar G. (Edgar George), 1904-1972 | |
| Film director | Nosseck, Max | |
| Film director | Schwartz, Maurice, 1890-1960 | |
| Film director | Thomashefsky, Harry | |
| Film director | Seiden, Joseph | |
| Actor | Tauber, Chaim, 1901-1972 | |
| Actor | Zwerling, Yetta, 1894-1982 | |
| Actor | Greenfield, Rose | |
| Actor | Salzman, Esta | |
| Actor | Rosenberg, Michael, 1901-1976 | |
| Actor | Weintraub, Rebecca | |
| Actor | Wilner, Max, 1895-1956 | |
| Actor | Badin, Max | |
| Actor | Field, Esther | |
| Actor | Moreṿski, Avraham, 1886-1964 | |
| Actor | Samberg, Ajzyk, 1889-1943 | |
| Actor | Alexander, A. L, 1906-1967 | |
| Actor | Dubinsky, David, 1892-1982 | |
| Production company | Lobster Films (Firm) | |
| Publisher | Kino Classics (Firm) |
Subjects
| Subject | Jews > Social life and customs > Drama |
|---|---|
| Subject | Dybbuk > Drama |
| Subject | Man-woman relationships > Drama |
| Subject | Cantors (Judaism) > Drama |
| Subject | Daughters > Drama |
| Subject | Adopted children > Drama |
| Subject | Clothing workers > Drama |
| Subject | Suicide > Drama |
| Subject | Older people > Drama |
| Genre | Videorecording |
| Genre | Two-dimensional moving image |
| Genre | Feature films |
| Genre | Fiction films |
| Genre | Melodramas (motion pictures) |
Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | Kino Classics ; Lobster. |
|---|---|
| Note | Title from container. |
| Note | Special Features: Audio commentaries for select films by J. Hoberman, Allen Lewis Rickman, and Eve Sicular -- The Dybbuk : restored 123 minute version and alternate 99 minute version -- Alternate versions of American Matchmaker, Eli Eli, and Her Second Mother with vintage subtitles. |
| Performers | Chaim Tauber, Yetta Zwerling, Rose Greenfield, Esta Salzman, Michael Rosenberg, Rebecca Weintraub, Max Wilner, Max Badin, Esther Field, Avrom Morewski, Ajzyk Samberg, A. L. Alexander, David Dubinsky. |
| System details | Blu-ray; region A, 1920x1080p, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; requires Blu-ray player. |
| Language | Yiddish dialogue; English subtitles. |
| Container of (work): |
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| Videorecording identifier | K25148 Kino Classics |
| OCLC | 1226068527 |
| UPC | 738329251482 |
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/sw871zt4106 |
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