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Morirse esta en Hebreo (My Mexican Shivah) (2006)

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The passing of a Mexican Jew whose appetite for life was stronger than his spiritual discipline makes for a difficult set of funeral arrangements in this comedy from filmmaker Alejandro Springall. Moishe (Sergio Klainer) was a happy-go-lucky guy living in Mexico City's Jewish quarter until the day he died -- appropriately enough while dancing at a party for a local Hebrew theater troupe. While Moishe was a man with plenty of friends, most of the folks he left behind to arrange his funeral don't

Unrated, 1 hr. 38 min.

Art House & International, Comedy

Directed By: Alejandro Springall

In Theaters: Oct 26, 2007 Wide

On DVD: Sep 15, 2009

Springall Pictures

Cast

Raquel Pankowsky
Esther
David Ostrosky
Ricardo
Sharon Zundel
Galia
Emilio Savinni
Nicol�s, Nicolás, Nico...
Lenny Zundel
Rabbi
Sergio Klainer
Moishe
Blanca Guerra
Julia Palofax
Martin LaSalle
Isaac
Guillermo Murray
Berman
Abraham Stavans
Balkoff
Max Kerlow
Enrique Cimet
Martha Roth

Critic Reviews for Morirse esta en Hebreo (My Mexican Shivah)

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My Mexican Shivah kvetches its way through an insipid vision of cross-cultural conflict.

August 30, 2008 Full Review Source: Village Voice

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Ed Gonzalez

Village Voice

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Despite wacky klezmer music on the soundtrack, nothing terribly amusing or unpredictable happens.

August 29, 2008 Full Review Source: New York Post

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Kyle Smith

New York Post

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Who needs subtitles when you can speak the universal language of stereotypes?

August 29, 2008 Full Review Source: New York Daily News

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Elizabeth Weitzman

New York Daily News

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Repurposing clich�s as springboards to deeper issues...[director Springall] reminds us that ritual can ease reconciliation, and that sometimes even meat and dairy can get along.

August 29, 2008 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

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Alejandro Springall's My Mexican Shivah is another of the recent examples of the Jewish Diaspora absorbed in the preservation of its identity and its rituals in countries around the world.

August 27, 2008 Full Review Source: New York Observer

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Andrew Sarris

New York Observer

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An altogether charming study of a dysfunctional (what else!) Jewish family in Mexico City.

December 29, 2008 Full Review Source: rec.arts.movies.reviews

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Louis Proyect

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Being neither Mexican nor Jewish, I imagine I'm the perfect audience for the chaotically cross-cultural ethnography farce of My Mexican Shivah.

August 30, 2008 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine

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Eric Henderson

Slant Magazine

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It was a nice try, but they didn't quite pull it off. The actors were all terrible, and the script wasn't very good. Occasional laughs, good direction and cinematography save this film from being a total mess.

September 11, 2008

Fernando Rafael Quintero Casta�eda

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If you want to watch a highly funny movie, well this is the wrong one. The story is not bad, but maybe it would have worked more as a drama..... You want a movie about a dysfunctional jewish mexican family Cinco Dias Sin Nora (Nora's Will) is a lot better!!

May 21, 2010