via Burns Center:
"It is a rich, beautifully organized and illustrated modern history of Eastern European Jewry examined through the life and work of the author, born Sholem Rabinovich in Pereyaslav (near Kiev) in 1859." (Stephen Holden, NY Times)
Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness is the tale of the "Jewish Mark Twain" whose stories became the basis of the musical, Fiddler on the Roof. A rebellious genius who created a new literature, Sholem Aleichem helped forge a new modern Jewish identity by turning crisis into farce.
Q&A w/filmmaker Joseph Dorman joins NY Times critic Janet Maslin for a post screening interview
Joseph Dorman. 2011. 95 m. NR. USA. International Film Curcuit.
Official Website/Trailer | New York Times review
