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Fiddler on the Roof (1972)
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This rousing musical, based on the stories of Shalom Aleichem, takes place in pre-revolutionary Russia and centers on the life of Tevye (Topol), a milkman who is trying to keep his family's traditions in place while marrying off his three older daughters. Yet, times are changing and the daughters want to make their own matches, breaking free of many of the constricting customs required of them by Judaism. In the background of these events, Russia is on the brink of revolution and Jews are feeling increasingly unwelcome in their villages. Tevye--who expresses his desire for sameness in the opening number, "Tradition"--is trying to keep...
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| Fiddler on the Roof Movie Review by Zach (7/6/2007) |
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Best Musical Ever Made . . . . If you like musicals, music, dancing, and drama, this is the musical for you!!! It will break your heart at the end. I was once Tevye in a production of this, and you learn so much of how life was back then and poverty and love. In those days, a matchmaker was in effect and the father of...
(complete Fiddler on the Roof review by Zach)
One of the best musicals ever.
If you like musicals and historical epics, this is the film for you.
It follows a Jewish family torn apart by war, love, marriage and poverty, but above all this is a story about forgiveness and the stuggle of modernizing one's beliefs and values.
Topol is a superstar as Tevye, he is the...
(complete Fiddler on the Roof review by Jessica Film Junkie)
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