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GOOD movies about religious Jews

posted 17 years ago by shlomarosenberg
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The Chosen - an absolute classic with a stellar cast
A Life Apart - FANTASTIC documentary about Chassidim all over Brooklyn. Beautiful and balanced.
Trembling Before G-d - A documentary about gay, lesbian, and gender variant Orthodox Jews and their struggles to find a place within their religion (It was not hard for me like it was for many in the movie). Heartbreaking at points, joyous at others. Shows Chassidic, Litvak, and other Ultra and Modern Orthodox Jews all over the world. Try to get the two-CD set as it has another documentary about the impact of the movie. Amazing and beautiful.
Yentl - A bit schmaltzy, but gives an interesting portrayal of Yeshiva (religious school) life. Barbra should have sacrificed the makeup though. She looked like a woman the whole way through.

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[–] [email protected] 17 years ago

Thank you for these recommendations.

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[–] hodie 10 years ago

I've seen The Chosen - loved it.

Yentl was OK but I don't care for Streisand.
Loved Mandy Patinkin, though.

I have read good things about Trembling Before G_d,
but I've never gotten the opportunity to see it yet.

Get me a bromide! And put some gin in it!