Yiddish Theater: A Love Story
Release Date: November 21, 2007 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
67
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
The New York TimesJEANNETTE CATSOULIS
The film is by turns cranky, funny, wistful and resolute. Read full review
80
L.A. WeeklySteven 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
70
Village VoiceElla 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
70
New York Magazine (Vulture)Staff (Not Credited)
Intriguing and entertaining despite some rough edges, Dan Katzir’s documentary profits immeasurably from the ancient Spaisman’s genuine charisma. Read full review
63
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
This is an important New York story, and Spaisman makes an inspiring subject. Read full review
63
TV Guide MagazineMaitland 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
60
Film ThreatPhil 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
60
VarietyRonnie Scheib
Its extremely narrow focus on the death throes of an art form, rather than the art itself, limits its appeal. Read full review
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