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REVIEWS:
"... one of the most solemn attestations to
the mystic powers of the spirit the
imagination has ever purveyed to the film
reel."
-Parker Tyler, Classics of the Foreign
Film, New York; Citadel 1962
"...the most ambitious Yiddish movie of its
day... In fact,
The
Dybbuk is a time capsule...
Drama intensifies a given moment, film
freezes it. Whatever the movie's original
intentions, events have dictated that its
themes will be read as harbingers of exile
and oblivion."
- J. Hoberman, Bridge of Light: Yiddish
Film Between Two Worlds.
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A Private Movie Showing of:
The Dybbuk
*Open discussion follows*
WHEN:
Saturday January 16, 2010
@ 7:00 PM
Showing at
Clarity Institute
*Directions sent
to you at time of registration
A 10 minute intermission
after the movie
Will be followed by an
open forum group discussion
with NLP applications
Reservations are required
===>* Intimate Seating is
limited to 8 *<===
$15.00 Per Person / Prepaid
(or by special prior arrangement)
Includes movie, Organic snack
buffet; including a hot savory item, fresh fruit,
tea, other seasonal sensations and of course unlimited pop
corn and discussion!
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SYNOPSIS:
The Dybbuk is
a Yiddish film classic based on the celebrated play
of the same name by S. Ansky, written during the
turbulent years of 1912-1917. The idea for the play
came to Ansky as he led a Jewish folklore expedition
through small towns of Eastern Europe, which was cut
short by the outbreak of World War I.
The Dybbuk
reflects Ansky's deep perception of the shtetl's
religious and cultural mores, as well as his
insightful appreciation of its hidden spiritual
resources. Plans to produce the play in Russian by
Stanislavsky's Moscow Art Theater in 1920 were
aborted by the Bolshevik Revolution. Ansky, who died
in 1920 never lived to see his play produced. The
play however, was destined to become one of the most
widely-produced in the history of Jewish theater.
Its rich ethnographic tapestry, mystical themes,
star-crossed lovers and haunting melodies were
designed to bridge the historical abyss.
Boundaries separating the natural from the
supernatural dissolve as ill-fated pledges,
unfulfilled passions and untimely deaths ensnare two
families in a tragic labyrinth of spiritual
possession. The film was made on location in Poland
in 1937 and brought together the best talents of
Polish Jewry, script writers, composers,
choreographers, set designers, actors and historical
advisors. The film's exquisite musical and dance
interludes evoke the cultural richness of both
shtetl communities and Polish Jewry on the eve of
WWII.
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Theatrical Feature Running Time:
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123 mins
Complete Cast:
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the movies!
Clarity Institute
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NLP
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