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A documentary portrait which follows the legendary Burstein Family, a popular Yiddish vaudeville troupe, on an odyssey from Europe, through Israel and South America all the way to New York's Second Avenue. The late Pesach'ke Burstein was one of the most acclaimed Yiddish theater actors of his day. Born into an Orthodox family in Poland and later shunned by his father for his acting ambitions,... See Full Description
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Art/Foreign and Documentary |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 22 min. |
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| Release Date: |
April 5, 2002 NY |
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| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
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| Distributors: |
New Yorker Films
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$116,755 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
C+
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Chicago Tribune, Robert K. Elder
"...plays less like a traditional documentary and more like a high-end home movie." more...
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B- |
Film Journal International, David Noh
"Goldfinger’s film vividly brings to life another age, when the Yiddish theatre was thriving, especially in New York." more...
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B |
Film Threat, Phil Hall
"Unless you are a diehard devotee of the Yiddish-language culture, there is little reason to seek out The Komediant..." more...
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C |
filmcritic.com, Rachel Gordon
"It's not so much enjoyable to watch as it is enlightening to listen to new sides of a previous reality..." more...
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B- |
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