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Film + Vortrag: Yiddish Music on Film - The Dybbuk (Poland, 1937)

Datum & Uhrzeit: 25.04.2017, 16:30 - 15:00

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Zeit: 25.04.2017, 16:30 - 15:00


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Directed by Michal Waszynski

"Boundaries separating the natural from the supernatural dissolve as ill-fated pledges, unfulfilled passions, and untimely deaths ensnare two families in a tragic labyrinth of spiritual possession in this classic Yiddish feature film based on the celebrated play by S. Ansky." -Jewishfilm.org

Score composed by Henekh Kohn.

Join musician/composer Benjy Fox-Rosen for a series of film screenings highlighting the unique music of Yiddish cinema. The series will focus on lesser known songs that were never schlagers, but were unique musical moments captured on film-  the unaccompanied singing of a mourning mother, the wailing of a cantor after he realizes the grave sin he has committed. The dramatic framework of the film allows us access to emotional, and most certainly aesthetic qualities, which cannot be found on popular commercial recordings.  Each film screening will begin with a brief lecture discussing the composer, actors as well the historical and cultural contexts of the film.  Series of six films. All films are in Yiddish with English supertitles. Lecture in English.

Anmeldung und Infromation: jife@vhs.at oder Tel: 01/89174153000