Yiddish Theater: A Love Story

Name: Yiddish Theater: A Love Story
Genre: History, Documentary
Released: November 21, 2007
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 67

2007

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Release Date: November 21, 2007

Summary: This heart warming story of one unique woman's struggle portrays the fight of both an old art form to stay relevant and an old actress to find meaning and a stage in a society that worships youth. Shot in real time in one of the coldest winters in NY, Zypora's theater has one week to raise funding to keep their show going. Many miraclesThis heart warming story of one unique woman's struggle portrays the fight of both an old art form to stay relevant and an old actress to find meaning and a stage in a society that worships youth. Shot in real time in one of the coldest winters in NY, Zypora's theater has one week to raise funding to keep their show going. Many miracles occur during this week. But will they be enough to save this critically acclaimed Yiddish show? (New Love Films)… Expand

Director: Dan Katzir

Genre(s): History, Documentary

Runtime: 90 min

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JEANNETTE CATSOULIS

The film is by turns cranky, funny, wistful and resolute. Read full review

Steven Leigh Morris

[A] wistful and moving portrait of quixotically dedicated artisans playing to half-empty houses, struggling for solvency and relevance — which renders it not just a movie about a theater in particular, but about the theater in general. Read full review

Ella Taylor

Lively talking heads lay out the reasons for the decay of Yiddish culture...What's missing from this gentle homage...is a sense of the joyful heyday of Yiddish theater, and the richness it brought to the artistic life of Manhattan. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Maitland McDonagh

Katzir's documentary is as much a labor of love as Spaisman's theater, and it's often rough around the edges. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

This is an important New York story, and Spaisman makes an inspiring subject. Read full review

Ronnie Scheib

Its extremely narrow focus on the death throes of an art form, rather than the art itself, limits its appeal. Read full review

Phil Hall

Yiddish Theater: A Love Story is a slight but moving documentary focusing on the final performances given by Zypora Spaisman, the Polish-born star of New York’s Yiddish theater. Read full review

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