Mirele Efros: Based on a Play by Jacob Gordin

"Mirele Efros", the Jewish Queen Lear, was the masterpiece of Ukrainian-born Jacob Gordin, an enormously influential Yiddish playwright whose works sought to describe and promulgate the ethos of mentshlekhkeyt: the practice of honesty, decency, and devotion toward family and community. Thi...

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Main Author: Gordin, Jacob (Author)
Other Authors: Berne, Josef (Director), Contner, J. Burgi (Cinematographer), Gersten, Berta (Actor), Rosenberg, Michael (Actor), Elbaum, Ruth (Actor)
Format: Video Software
Language:Yiddish
Published: Waltham The National Center for Jewish Film [2006]
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Summary:"Mirele Efros", the Jewish Queen Lear, was the masterpiece of Ukrainian-born Jacob Gordin, an enormously influential Yiddish playwright whose works sought to describe and promulgate the ethos of mentshlekhkeyt: the practice of honesty, decency, and devotion toward family and community. This sophisticated version of his stage classic faithfully recreates Jewish life in turn-of-the-century Grodno, Poland. Berta Gersten gives a memorable performance as Mirele, a wealthy and pious widow whose devotion to her children extends to hand-picking a wife for her eldest son, gravely mistaking the young woman's character as giving and devout. The resulting conflict between the noble Jewish matriarch and her ungrateful, self-serving daughter-in-law provides both a cautionary tale and a lesson in the value of filial piety. [jewishfilm.org]
Physical Description:1 DVD-Video (79 Min.) schwarz-weiß

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