Divan


1h 17m 2004

Brief Synopsis

To reclaim an ancestral couch upon which esteemed rabbis slept, Pearl Gluck travels from her Hasidic community in Brooklyn to her roots in Hungary. Along the way, a colorful cast of characters gets involved--the couch exporter, her ex-communist cousin in Budapest, a pair of matchmakers, and a renega

Film Details

Also Known As
Divan the Couch
MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2004
Distribution Company
Zeitgeist Films; Zeitgeist Films; Zeitgeist Films

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 17m

Synopsis

To reclaim an ancestral couch upon which esteemed rabbis slept, Pearl Gluck travels from her Hasidic community in Brooklyn to her roots in Hungary. Along the way, a colorful cast of characters gets involved--the couch exporter, her ex-communist cousin in Budapest, a pair of matchmakers, and a renegade group of formerly ultra-Orthodox Jews. The chronicle creates a visual parable that offers the possibility of personal reinvention and cultural re-upholstery.

Film Details

Also Known As
Divan the Couch
MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2004
Distribution Company
Zeitgeist Films; Zeitgeist Films; Zeitgeist Films

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 17m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States May 21, 2004

Released in United States on Video September 20, 2005

Released in United States Spring March 17, 2004

Project was workshopped at the 2000 Sundance Producers Lab Program.

Released in United States Spring March 17, 2004 (NY)

Released in United States May 21, 2004 (Los Angeles)

Released in United States on Video September 20, 2005