Umfang:
1 DVD-Video (79 Min.)
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schwarz-weiß
Originaltitel:
Mirele Efros
Inhalt:
"Mirele Efros", the Jewish Queen Lear, was the masterpiece of Ukrainian-born Jacob Gordin, an enormously influential Yiddish playwright whose works sought to describe and promulgate the ethos of mentshlekhkeyt: the practice of honesty, decency, and devotion toward family and community. This sophisticated version of his stage classic faithfully recreates Jewish life in turn-of-the-century Grodno, Poland. Berta Gersten gives a memorable performance as Mirele, a wealthy and pious widow whose devotion to her children extends to hand-picking a wife for her eldest son, gravely mistaking the young woman's character as giving and devout. The resulting conflict between the noble Jewish matriarch and her ungrateful, self-serving daughter-in-law provides both a cautionary tale and a lesson in the value of filial piety. [jewishfilm.org]
Anmerkung:
jidd. mit engl. UT
Sprache:
Jiddisch
Schlagwort(e):
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