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Not often does a film double as a literary critic, but this is the Northrop Frye of docs. Essentially, it revises and sharpens the blunted reputation of a great writer. February 24, 2012 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Not often does a film double as a literary critic, but this is the Northrop Frye of docs. Essentially, it revises and sharpens the blunted reputation of a great writer.
Rick Groen
Audiences interested in Jewish literature will find Laughing in the Darkness compelling for its deep analysis of Aleichem's works, featuring a selection of experts and the writer's granddaughter, Bel Kaufman. February 23, 2012 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
Audiences interested in Jewish literature will find Laughing in the Darkness compelling for its deep analysis of Aleichem's works, featuring a selection of experts and the writer's granddaughter, Bel Kaufman.
Anita Li
[An] absorbing PBS-style documentary. December 7, 2011 | Full Review…
[An] absorbing PBS-style documentary.
J. R. Jones
Throughout the film, Dorman uses ethnographic and silent-cinema footage, along with ubiquitous klezmer music, to paint a picture of the era. October 28, 2011 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Throughout the film, Dorman uses ethnographic and silent-cinema footage, along with ubiquitous klezmer music, to paint a picture of the era.
Joe Williams
A rich, winning documentary... October 13, 2011 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
A rich, winning documentary...
Bill Goodykoontz
The film adroitly sets the writer's works, his triumphs and tribulations, against the backdrop of a tumultuous period for European Jewry. September 29, 2011 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…
The film adroitly sets the writer's works, his triumphs and tribulations, against the backdrop of a tumultuous period for European Jewry.
Misha Berson
Dorman strikes the perfect balance between the work and the man. July 11, 2013 | Rating: 8/10 | Full Review…
Dorman strikes the perfect balance between the work and the man.
Christopher Long
In the end, you're certainly inspired to read Aleichem, but not necessarily to watch Dorman's film again. December 15, 2011 | Rating: B- | Full Review…
In the end, you're certainly inspired to read Aleichem, but not necessarily to watch Dorman's film again.
Shawn Levy
.... a thoughtful, if also conventional, overview of Aleichem's life and work, mixing straight history and biography with quotations from his writings... October 27, 2011 | Rating: 7/10 | Full Review…
.... a thoughtful, if also conventional, overview of Aleichem's life and work, mixing straight history and biography with quotations from his writings...
Sarah Boslaugh
It's a history lesson that also shows art informing the events, even changing them. October 19, 2011 | Rating: B | Full Review…
It's a history lesson that also shows art informing the events, even changing them.
Steve Persall
... a swift, fascinating 93 minutes ... October 13, 2011 | Rating: 4/5
... a swift, fascinating 93 minutes ...
Jim Lane
One needn't be a student of the history or literature of the period to appreciate this excellent portrait of a fascinating and important figure. October 13, 2011 | Rating: B | Full Review…
One needn't be a student of the history or literature of the period to appreciate this excellent portrait of a fascinating and important figure.
Frank Swietek
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