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Yiddish Cinema Depiction of life in the “Big City”

Yiddish Cinema in Poland  First Yiddish (silent) films produced in Ex., The Cruel Father (Der vilder Foter, dir. Andrzej Marek).  About 10 films made in  The first sound Yiddish film, For Sins (At Chejt, dir. Aleksander Marten) produced in 1936.

Yiddish Cinema in Poland  Several production companies.  Polish-American cooperation (ex., Joseph Green, director/producer).  Intended for international public (Yiddish speakers regardless of geographic location).

Yiddish Cinema in Poland  Ups and downs in the 1920s- early 1930s (due to political and technological changes).  Input by Polish and German filmmakers.  Documentaries (ex., Sabra, dir. Aleksander Ford, 1932).  “The golden age” from 1936 to 1939.

Yiddish Cinema in Poland Themes: Conflict of old and new values and/or generations; Life in a shtetl; Love; religion; traditional beliefs. Genres: Musical comedy Melodrama Tragedy Documentary Aesthetic sources: Theatre Yiddish literature Yiddish folklore Klezmer music Klezmer music European culture

Mamele (1938) Musical comedy. Adaptation of a play that was a hit on Second Avenue in New York. Polish-American co- production. Directed by Joseph Green and Konrad Tom. Starring Molly Picon.

Molly Picon ( ) American theatre and film star. Had talent for singing, dancing, and acrobatics. In the 1930-s, had a Broadway theatre of her name. Specialized in roles of tomboys.

Joseph Green (Yoysef Grinberg, ) Polish-born American actor, film director, script-writer, producer. Studied and worked in Europe until 1925, when he moved to America. While in Hollywood, conceived the idea of making Yiddish talking films. Bought Yiddish-film rights in America and brought them to Poland. “Father of the Golden Age” of Yiddish cinema

Joseph Green’s principles of filmmaking Technical perfection and high quality of production; High standards of acting; The subject: Jewish yet universal; Avoidance of stereotypes; Purity of Yiddish language; Elements of folklore and ethnography; Authenticity of setting; Humour and music.

Mamele Made on the brink of World War II. Shows the “Atlantis” of Polish Jewry before its disappearance. The setting shifted from New York to Lodz(Poland). Local “flavour.” Attempts of using modern cinematic techniques (ex., overlapping images).

Mamele Urban setting; Modern way of living: gentile clothes, young men without beard, uncovered married women; Universal subject; Influence of Hollywood musical comedies. musical comedies

Mamele Cinderella story with a twist; Yiddish cultural “flavour.” The place of women in traditional culture. Satirical take on idling men. Strong womenStrong women.

Mamele Social problems: poverty; strikes, unemployment; gangsters. Tradition and modernity: prayer replaced with games; a religious holiday vs nightclubs; temptations of a big city.