A long film, nearly three hours in all. The musical style seems old fashioned at times, yet the choreography is excellent, and the scenery gorgeous. The Russian army, eventually driving the Jews out, are shown in historical context, making this useful from a social history point of view, and overall there’s much to think about. At the end, which was almost too abrupt, I found myself wishing it could be longer.

Highly recommended.

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In pre-revolutionary Russia, a Jewish peasant contends with marrying off three of his daughters while growing anti-Semitic sentiment threatens his village.
Rated G, moderate intense scenes, drinking

In pre-revolutionary Russia, a Jewish peasant contends with marrying off three of his daughters while growing anti-Semitic sentiment threatens his village.
Rated G, moderate intense scenes, drinking

A man with five daughters is faced with changes in society.

Slow, and doesn't make me care about it. It's too serious to be any fun, too much a musical to be serious. I find most of the songs annoying and ineffective. And the musical numbers are pretty boring. (Although John Williams and Isaac Stern do an excellent job with the instrumental stuff.) It's not a bad movie; there's some nice enough stuff here and there. But I can think of about a million other things I'd rather do with three hours.

Concept: C
Story: C
Characters: C
Dialog: B
Pacing: D
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: B
Acting: B
Music: C

Enjoyment: C

GPA: 2.3/4 ( )

Musical about early 20th c. Jewish schtetl life