Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness

2011 • 93 minutes
5.0
4 reviews
100%
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About this movie

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.

Ratings and reviews

5.0
4 reviews
Sarah Cross Figueroa
August 20, 2016
Informative, captivating, and at times humorous.