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Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness is an American biographical documentary film about Yiddish writer Sholem Aleichem, who is best known for his stories about Tevye the Dairyman, the basis for the musical Fiddler on the Roof.
Jul 8, 2011 · Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness: Directed by Joseph Dorman. With Rachel Dratch, Hillel Halkin, Jason Kravits, Dan Miron. A riveting portrait of the great writer whose stories became the basis of the Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof.
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- Joseph Dorman
- 2011-07-08
Jul 7, 2011 · “Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness” is much more than a documentary biography of “the Jewish Mark Twain,” as the creator of Tevye the Dairyman, Menachem-Mendl and other beloved...
- Stephen Holden
- Joseph Dorman
Jul 8, 2011 · Filmmaker Joseph Dorman presents the life, work and legacy of the Yiddish writer who used the vernacular of the common man.
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- Documentary
- Joseph Dorman
Aug 5, 2011 · “Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness” is a beautifully made documentary that sets the record straight in a thoughtful, incisive way.
This documentary tells the story of Sholem Aleichem with many photographs and early films, most of them not showing him but re-creating the world that produced him. There are many scholars and critics here, most of them useful and pleasant, who obviously love him.
Jun 27, 2016 · Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness tells the tale of the rebellious genius who created an entirely new literature. Plumbing the depths of a Jewish world locked in crisis and on the cusp of profound change, he captured that world with brilliant humor.
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