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Movie Info

Director:

Dan Katzir

Cast & Crew

David Romeo

Felix Fibich

Sally Dobekire

Dan Katzir
Director

Critic Reviews for Yiddish Theater: A Love Story

All Critics (20) | Top Critics (9) | Fresh (18) | Rotten (2)

Intriguing and entertaining despite some rough edges, Dan Katzir's documentary profits immeasurably from the ancient Spaisman's genuine charisma.

June 21, 2012 | Full Review…

New York Magazine/Vulture
If you end up kvelling for these performers, the doc has served its purpose.

June 17, 2012 | Full Review…

Joshua Rothkopf
Time Out
Given its origins, it's not surprising that Yiddish Theater: A Love Story has a catch-as-catch-can feeling to it. But nothing can take away from the flavor of being caught up in the battles and dreams of a formidable group of people.

November 30, 2007 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
Katzir's documentary is on the cusp of posing worthy questions about American assimilation and cultural evolution, but it'd rather appeal to guilt and sympathy for art that we never get to feel.

November 30, 2007 | Full Review…

Amy Nicholson
Boxoffice Magazine
Although the film's highly personal approach ultimately pays off in terms of heartfelt emotion -- particularly at its bittersweet conclusion -- it's hard not to wish that its focus was not quite so narrow.

November 28, 2007

Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
The film's candid personalities provide plenty of memorably off-the-cuff moments.

November 21, 2007 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

Rob Humanick
Slant Magazine
The Yiddish Theater: A Love Story is as charming, humorous, convincing, tenacious and relevant as its wonderful leading lady.

June 17, 2012 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review…

Jennifer Merin
About.com
However, whether by design or happy coincidence, several more universal truths lurk tantalizingly in the upper balcony and lift this production from the specific to the universal.

July 23, 2009 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review…

James Wegg
JWR
Only a schmuck wouldn't love this movie.

July 8, 2009 | Rating: 4/4

Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)
... an uneven but ultimately charming %u2013 and sad %u2013 look at the disappearance of a centuries-old cultural tradition whose impact on our own culture has been inestimable.

December 21, 2007

Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat
Yiddish Theater is a melancholy work, as well it should be, but it's also almost giddy much of the time with the delight of discovery, preservation and nostalgia.

November 30, 2007 | Rating: 3/4

Bob Strauss
Los Angeles Daily News
When you see all of these octogenarians struggling through the snow and perilous ice to make it to their show, you really see what true courage and artistic commitment are all about.

November 26, 2007 | Full Review…

David Noh
Film Journal International