Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness

"Before there was Fiddler, there was Tevye... and the man who created him."

Jul 8 2011 Unrated 1h 33m
Documentary

A riveting portrait of the great writer whose stories became the basis of the Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof. Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness tells the tale of the rebellious genius who created an entirely new literature. Plumbing the depths of a Jewish world locked in crisis and on the cusp of profound change, he captured that world with brilliant humor. Sholem Aleichem was not just a witness to the creation of a new modern Jewish identity, but one of the very men who forged it.

Plot

A riveting portrait of the great writer whose stories became the basis of the Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof. Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness tells the tale of the rebellious genius who created an entirely new literature. Plumbing the depths of a Jewish world locked in crisis and on the cusp of profound change, he captured that world with brilliant humor. Sholem Aleichem was not just a witness to the creation of a new modern Jewish identity, but one of the very men who forged it.

Written by

Joseph Dorman

Directed by

Joseph Dorman

Cast

Rachel Dratch, Hillel Halkin, Jason Kravits

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Languages

English

Awards

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Scores
# of Votes
195
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
77
Popularity
NA