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Uncle Moses / Onḳl Mozes.

Format Video (DVD)
Publication InfoTeaneck NJ : Ergo Media Inc., ©1993.
Description1 videodisc (83 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject(s)
DVD-Video discs.
Jews--New York (State) --New York --Drama.
Immigrants--New York (State) --New York --Drama.
Other author/creatorSchwartz, Maurice, 1890-1960.
Other author/creatorGoldberg, Rubin.
Other author/creatorAbarbanel, Judith.
Other author/creatorScooler, Zvee.
Other author/creatorSchweid, Mark, 1891-1969.
Other author/creatorSchor, Sally.
Other author/creatorMestel, Jacob, 1884-1958.
Other author/creatorWeintraub, Rebecca, 1873-1952
Other author/creatorGertler, Sam.
Other author/creatorAsch, Sholem, 1880-1957. Onḳl Mozes.
Other author/creatorYiddish Talking Pictures, Inc.
Parallel title Onḳl Mozes
Abstract According to comtemporary reviewers, "Uncle Moses" follows closely the Yiddish Art Theater's adaptation of the 1918 Sholem Asch novel by the same name. Best known for his portrayals of the shtetl, in "Uncle Moses" Asch shifts his focus from Eastern Europe to New York City's Lower East Side at the turn of the twentieth century. In vivid, sometimes comic, yet always soberly realistic images, the film portrays the lives of East European shtetl Jews transplanted onto American soil. The bustling sweatshop and overcrowded tenement serve as the backdrop for a rich thematic blend of romantic intrigue, old and young love, realization of financial success, disintegration of the Jewish family, early struggles of the garment workers' union movement, and the clash of old-world values and new-world dreams. The pivotal role of Uncle Moses, benevolent despot and self-made patriarch among his landsmen, serves as an excellent vehicle for consummate actor Maurice Schwartz. While often flamboyant in his portrayal of this complex figure, Schwartz achieves a characterization of great dignity and compassion.
General note"The Rutenberg and Everett Yiddish Film Library of the National Center for Jewish Film"--Container.
General noteOriginally produced as a motion picture in 1932.
CreditsDirectors, Sidney Goldin and Aubrey Scott ; screenplay, Maurice Schwartz ; production, Yiddish Talking Pictures
Cast Maurice Schwartz, Rubin Goldberg, Judith Abarbanell, Zvee Scooler, Mark Schweid, Sally Achor, Jacob Mestel, Rebecca Weintraub, Sam Gertler.
Technical detailsDVD.
LanguageYiddish, with yellow English subtitles.
ISBN1585872091
ISBN9781585872091

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