'Fiddler' Continues Movie Musicals

Tevya comes to the Barrington library this afternoon, Oct. 24.

"Fiddler on the Roof" plays at 1 pm in the auditorium as the fifth of six movies in the film lecture series, "Gotta Sing! Gotta Dance!: The Evolution of Movie Musicals."

It's the film version of the Broadway smash about a poor Jewish milkman raising five daughters in pre-revolutionary Russia in a world increasingly touched by change, said Doug Swiszcz. Topol plays Tevya in a role that he made famous.

The film is in color and runs for about three hours. It is rated G, and free and open to all, he said.

The remaining film in the 6-week series:

Oct. 31:  Chicago (2002)

Director Rob Marshall's freshly cinematic adaptation of Kander and Ebb's Broadway show about society's infatuation with notoriety in the Windy City during the Roaring 1920s. Color; 113 minutes; rated PG-13, for sexual content and dialogue, violence, and thematic elements.

For more details, you can check out Swiszcz’s classic film blog.