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The Man Without a World @ Stroum Jewish Community Center
Although it looks like a rediscovered “lost” film from the archive, it is the creation of contemporary filmmaker Eleanor Antin, a world-renowned artist, author, and performer, who made this silent film as a love letter to her mother, a Yiddish theater actress in Poland. It is a moving, comic melodrama and cinematic masterpiece set in a typical Polish shtetl, where the villagers struggle with both antisemitism in the wider world and political infighting. Against this backdrop, two star-crossed lovers—the merchant’s daughter, Rukheleh, and an impoverished Yiddish poet, Zevi—seek happiness defying many obstacles: Rukheleh’s disapproving parents, Zevi’s dalliance with a seductive gypsy dancer (played by Antin), and the sufferings of Zevi’s younger sister.
SPECIAL EVENT + GUESTS
A live, original music score composed and performed by world-renowned klezmer violinist violinist Alicia Svigals (a founding member of Grammy-winning The Klezmatics) and celebrated silent film pianist Donald Sosin. Their performance is made possible by the Sunrise Foundation for Education and the Arts. Join us for Q&A and a champagne toast and dessert reception after the program.
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Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/2257612-0
