UID:
kobvindex_ZLB15244411
Format:
1 DVD-Video (84 Min.) : s/w
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NTSC
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DVD-R
Edition:
1
ISBN:
1585873276
Content:
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. (NCJF)
Note:
Ländercode: 0
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Orig.: USA, 1939
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Jidd., mit engl. Untertiteln
Language:
Yiddish
Author information:
Dymow, Ossip