Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen
Zeitgeist Films | Release Date: April 29, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
74
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Generally favorable reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
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4
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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90
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinMay 5, 2022
The documentary Fiddler’s Journey to the Big Screen is as wondrous, buoyant and heartwarming as the film it celebrates. Read full review
75
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanMay 24, 2022
Fiddler’s Journey aims to tell a story that delves into more than creative and technical details. Although it is also about those details. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comNell MinowApr 29, 2022
The best part of a documentary like Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen is how it peeks into the thinking of those rare people who can piece together the impossible movie jigsaw puzzle, in order to show us our world, our community, our families, and ourselves. Read full review
68
TheWrapRobert AbeleApr 29, 2022
While it may have started as a spellbinding evening of theater, what Raim’s unfussy, handsomely mounted documentary reinforces is that film is its own spiritually transporting medium, with its own risks and rewards, and its own ability to turn the enjoyment of art into — what else? — tradition! Read full review
60
The New York TimesNatalia WinkelmanApr 28, 2022
Raim is interested in how Jewison sought to preserve the story’s essence while making creative updates, and in doing so “Fiddler’s Journey” touches on issues of Jewish representation but does not interrogate them. Read full review
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