David Elstein
Director
Almonds and Raisins (1984)
This documentary examines the dozens of Yiddish-language talking films made in the United States and Europe between the release of The Jazz Singer in 1927 and the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939.
Genres: Documentary, History
Keywords: imdb.yiddish-theater, imdb.theater, imdb.independent-film, imdb.pre-world-war-two, imdb.nostalgia, imdb.racial-identity, imdb.manhattan-new-york-city + 16 more, imdb.filmmaking-as-subject, imdb.reference-to-al-jolson, imdb.voice-over-nrration, imdb.jewish, imdb.jewish-immigrant, imdb.melodrama-filmmaking-as-subject, imdb.american-dream, imdb.jew, imdb.jewish-culture, imdb.yiddish-filmmaking-as-subject, imdb.new-york-city, imdb.western-filmmaking-as-subject, imdb.silent-filmmaking-as-subject, imdb.film-history, imdb.jewish-filmmaking-as-subject, imdb.yiddish-language-spoken
Country: United States
Languages:
English
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Runtime: 90 min.
Released: Aug. 31, 1984
Status: Released
Certification: NR