Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness (2011)

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Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness

A riveting portrait of the great writer whose stories became the basis of the Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof. Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness tells the tale of the rebellious genius who created an entirely new literature. Plumbing the depths of a Jewish world locked in crisis and on the cusp of profound change, he captured that world with brilliant humor. Sholem Aleichem was not just a witness to the creation of a new modern Jewish identity, but one of the very men who forged it.

Movie Details

Theater Release Date
DVD Release Date March 12, 2013
Run time 93 min
Starring Rachel Dratch, Hillel Halkin, Jason Kravits
Director Joseph Dorman
Studio International Film Circuit
MPAA Not-Rated
Gross $906,666
IMDb Rating
6.2
Genre(s) Documentary
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6 User Reviews

  1. Itasara (November 20th, 2011 at 3:48 pm)

    Just saw movie today at The Little Theater in Rochester, Ny. It was wonderful I learned a lot. Looking forward to buying the DVD

  2. Linda (March 23rd, 2012 at 11:44 am)

    I loved it. Excellent documentary. Helped me put the migration of jews from Russia before WW1 into a clearer perspective.

    pls let me know when DVD is released. i want to give it to my sister for her birthday.

    Thank you.

    Linda

  3. admin (March 23rd, 2012 at 12:36 pm)

    Linda, we don’t know just yet, but make sure to enter your email address in our “Release Date Email Alert!” to be notified the day this dvd is released.

  4. Mark Lutvak (July 19th, 2012 at 9:18 am)

    The realease date has slipped out 5 times and is 8 months BEHIND the original realse date of March, 2012 – so .. what gives?

    Thanks and Best Regards.

  5. Yitzahk (July 23rd, 2012 at 12:28 pm)

    DVD! DVD! DVD! :)

  6. admin (July 23rd, 2012 at 12:40 pm)

    It seems that the DVD won’t be released until late fall/early winter of 2012.

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