Fiddler's journey to the big screen (DVD) / Zeitgeist Films and Kino Lorber present ; an Adama Films production ; a film by Daniel Raim ; produced, directed, and edited by Daniel Raim ; written by Michael Sragow and Daniel Raim ; produced by Sasha Berman.
Publisher:
Kino Lorber,
Copyright Date:
2022
Description:
1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Originally released as a documentary film in 2022. Wide screen. Statement by director Daniel Raim (1 sheet : color illustrations ; 15 cm) inserted in container. Special features: "The man on Lincoln's nose" (Daniel Raim's short film about production designer Robert F. Boyle); John Williams: beyond the notes; Topol on becoming Tevye; Sheldon Harnick on "Sunrise, sunset"; Remembering actress Norma Crane; Remembering actor Leonard Frey; Film researcher Lillian Michelson on the undergarments used in "Fiddler"; trailer; "Harold and Lillian: a Hollywood love story" trailer. Narrated by Jeff Goldblum ; featuring Norman Jewison, John Williams, Sheldon Harnick, Kenneth Turan, Topol, Rosalind Harris, Michele Marsh, Neva Small, Robert F. Boyle.
Summary:
The fall of 2021 marked the 50th anniversary of Fiddler on the Roof, the film Pauline Kael (The New Yorker) called 'the most powerful movie musical ever made.' Narrated by Jeff Goldblum, it captures the humor and drama of director Norman Jewison's quest to recreate the lost world of Jewish life in Tsarist Russia and re-envision the beloved stage hit as a wide-screen epic. Oscarʼ- nominated filmmaker Daniel Raim puts us in the director's chair and Jewison's heart and mind, drawing on behind-the-scenes footage and never-before-seen stills as well as original interviews with Jewison, Topol (Tevye), composer John Williams, production designer Robert F. Boyle, film critic Kenneth Turan, lyricist Sheldon Harnick, and actresses Rosalind Harris, Michele Marsh, and Neva Small (Tevye's daughters). This inspiring film explores how the experience of making Fiddler deepened Jewison as an artist and revived his soul.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.