The Komediant
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Arnon Goldfinger
Mike Burstyn
Fyvush Finkel
Lillian Lux
Einat Glaser-zarhin
Arnon Goldfinger
Film Details
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Synopsis
A documentary portrait which follows the legendary Burstein Family, a popular Yiddish vaudeville troupe, on an odyssey from Europe, through Israel and South America all the way to New York's Second Avenue. The late Pesach'ke Burstein was one of the most acclaimed Yiddish theater actors of his day. Born into an Orthodox family in Poland and later shunned by his father for his acting ambitions, Pesach'ke emigrated to New York in 1924 and found success as a traveling actor and singer. He was later joined on the musical stage by wife Lilian Lux and children Mike and Susan. Following Pesach'ke's triumphant return to Europe, the Bursteins later emigrated to Israel. The chronicle shows rare film clips, musicals and family home movies with the Burstein's that are interspersed with on-and-off stage gossip about the last remaining icons of Yiddish theater's Golden Age. The film offers both anecdotes and observations on what it was like to live as a family of performing artists, constantly on the road.
Director
Arnon Goldfinger
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the 1999 Israeli Academy Award for Best Documentary.
Released in United States April 5, 2002
Released in United States August 24, 2004
Released in United States May 24, 2002
Released in United States on Video/DVD August 24, 2004
Released in United States Spring April 5, 2002
Shown at Montreal Jewish Film Festival May 3-10, 2001.
video
color
dialogue Hebrew, Yiddish and English
subtitled English
rtg MPAA NONE
Released in United States April 5, 2002 (Lincoln Plaza Cinemas; New York City)
Released in United States Spring April 5, 2002
Released in United States May 24, 2002 (Los Angeles)
Released in United States August 24, 2004
Released in United States on Video/DVD August 24, 2004
