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Roger Ebert, RogerEbert.com: VERY GOOD (cg) "...tells the story of Sholem Aleichem with many photographs and early films, most of them not showing him but re-creating the world that produced him." (Read the full review...) 648 words, 08/26/11
Stephen Holden, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...a rich, beautifully organized and illustrated modern history of Eastern European Jewry examined through the life and work of the author..." (Read the full review...) 878 words, 07/08/11 Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...beautifully made... more than an examination of the contradictory life of the celebrated humorist and storyteller, it's a compelling cinematic look at the complex world of Eastern European Jews." (Read the full review...) 729 words, 08/05/11 Lou Lumenick, New York Post: VERY GOOD (cg) "...offers well-chosen selections from Aleichem's darkly humorous work, much of which deals with Jews exploring their place in a secular world (among them the two film versions of 'Fiddler,' which take very different views of intermarriage)." (Read the full review...) 194 words, 07/08/11 Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: OUTSTANDING (cg) "Wonderfully rich, like one of Tevye's monologues... captures the spirit of a man and his times." (Read the full review...) 534 words, 08/26/11 John Anderson, New York Newsday: VERY GOOD (cg) "...an absolute treasure trove of archival photographs and a dizzying array of antique movie footage... gives Sholem his props." (Read the full review...) 304 words, 07/22/11 Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: VERY GOOD (cg) "...tells the story of Sholem Aleichem with many photographs and early films, most of them not showing him but re-creating the world that produced him." (Read the full review...) 648 words, 08/26/11 J. Hoberman, Village Voice: GOOD "...scholarly reflection on things Yiddish.... In the spirit of the 'Sholem Aleichem' oeuvre, 'Laughing in the Darkness' is a collective family album." (Read the full review...) 375 words, 07/06/11 Anita Li, Toronto Star: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "Audiences interested in Jewish literature will find the film compelling for its deep analysis of Aleichem's works... [but] the doc may be difficult to follow for those unacquainted with Jewish culture and history." (Read the full review...) 157 words, 02/24/12 Rick Groen, Toronto Globe & Mail: VERY GOOD (cg) "...the doc shows Aleichem engaged in precisely the same struggle that occupies young Jewish writers today - seeking to accommodate the push of change while still honouring the pull of tradition." (Read the full review...) 245 words, 02/24/12 Susan G. Cole, Toronto Now: EXCELLENT (cg) "An important doc for anyone who cares about literature." (Read the full review...) 289 words, 02/23/12
Adam Bernstein, Washington Post: VERY GOOD (cg) "...a highly accessible and sharply drawn film.... features interviews with authorities on Jewish traditions and literature who speak with the uninitiated in mind..." (Read the full review...) 729 words, 08/12/11 Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer: OUTSTANDING (cg) "Joseph Dorman's superb documentary remembers the author born Sholem Rabinovich in 1859 near Kiev with much laughter and much more insight." (Read the full review...) 458 words, 09/23/11 Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...traces the parallels between Aleichem's life, with fortunes won and lost, and his Job-like yet cheerful characters.... details his significance as a chronicler of Jewish life in an era of radical, and often tragic, tumult." (Read the full review...) 141 words, 09/09/11 Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: EXCELLENT (cg) "What's so inviting about the movie is not only its love for Aleichem and his genius, but its love for language and its ability to transport us.... both educational and entertaining, in equal measure." (Read the full review...) 542 words, 10/14/11 Mark Feeney, Boston Globe: VERY GOOD (cg) "...the tale of 'the Jewish Mark Twain'..." (Read the full review...) 601 words, 08/26/11 Leba Hertz, San Francisco Chronicle: VERY GOOD (cg) "What makes the movie succeed is that filmmaker Joseph Dorman doesn't only focus on the life of Aleichem... but a look at a society long gone and the legacy and traditions they and Aleichem left to Jews around the world today." (Read the full review...) 320 words, 08/19/11 Misha Berson, Seattle Times: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...the story of writer Solomon Rabinovitch is, in this fascinating, valuable documentary, broader and deeper than the résumé of a singular comic writer of genius." (Read the full review...) 306 words, 09/30/11 Shawn Levy, Portland Oregonian: GOOD (cg) "...relies so much on scholarly commentary and still photos that the result feels rather more like attending a university lecture on Aleichem than an actual film about him. That it's a good lecture counts for something -- for a lot, actually." (Read the full review...) 156 words, 12/16/11 Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: VERY GOOD (cg) "...we realize how indebted we still are to Aleichem's brand of Yiddish humor. In recording the timeless traditions of Jewry, he created a new one: the identity crisis that rides on the back of laughter." (Read the full review...) 378 words, 10/28/11 Steve Persall, St. Petersburg Times: VERY GOOD (cg) "...should mean most to literature buffs and Jews exploring their past, an insular appeal reflecting a culture long bullied into an 'us and them' mentality. For others, it's a PBS special that found its way into theaters..." (Read the full review...) 286 words, 10/20/11
J. Hoberman, Village Voice: GOOD "...scholarly reflection on things Yiddish.... In the spirit of the 'Sholem Aleichem' oeuvre, 'Laughing in the Darkness' is a collective family album." (Read the full review...) 375 words, 07/06/11 Peter Keough, Boston Phoenix: VERY GOOD (cg) "Director Dorman's portrait is engrossing, but his Ken Burns style doesn't match his subject's vitality." (Read the full review...) 158 words, 09/01/11 Andrew Schenker, Slant: VERY GOOD (cg) "...the equation of biography and literary output never feels overly schematic, thanks to the range of intelligent voices on hand to explain the richness and deeper significance of Aleichem's deceptively simple tales and push beyond simple life/work equivalencies." (Read the full review...) 521 words, 07/03/11 Susan G. Cole, Toronto Now: EXCELLENT (cg) "An important doc for anyone who cares about literature." (Read the full review...) 289 words, 02/23/12
Stephen Holden, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...a rich, beautifully organized and illustrated modern history of Eastern European Jewry examined through the life and work of the author..." (Read the full review...) 878 words, 07/08/11 Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...beautifully made... more than an examination of the contradictory life of the celebrated humorist and storyteller, it's a compelling cinematic look at the complex world of Eastern European Jews." (Read the full review...) 729 words, 08/05/11
Ronnie Scheib, Daily Variety: GOOD "...intelligent if conventional bio-doc... evokes the dispersal of Eastern European Jewry in the 1800s from a lively, peculiarly folkloric perspective." (Read the full review...) 607 words, 02/18/11 Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...beautifully made... more than an examination of the contradictory life of the celebrated humorist and storyteller, it's a compelling cinematic look at the complex world of Eastern European Jews." (Read the full review...) 729 words, 08/05/11 Emanuel Levy, Cinema 24/7: EXCELLENT (cg) "...fascinating... offers a vividly colorful portrait of one of the most popular and significant Jewish voices." (Read the full review...) 519 words, 07/12/11 Stephen Holden, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...a rich, beautifully organized and illustrated modern history of Eastern European Jewry examined through the life and work of the author..." (Read the full review...) 878 words, 07/08/11
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