Kol Nidre (1939)
| Movie | |
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| Original title | Kol Nidre |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | Yiddish |
| Publishing year | 1939 |
| length | 85 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Joseph silks |
| script | Ben Gitlitz |
| production | Joseph silks |
| music | Sholom Secunda |
| camera |
Charles Levine Don Malkames |
| occupation | |
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Kol Nidre is an American black and white musical drama from 1939 .
action
Jenny Dorfman grew up in the United States as the daughter of a poor and devout Jew. After graduating from college , she stands between two men she has known since childhood. She is in love with Jack Grossman, who comes from a wealthy family. Jenny's father Moishe, however, thinks Jack is rich for nothing, rebukes Jenny for dealing with him and advises her instead to marry Joseph Goldstein, who is currently realizing his lifelong dream and becoming a rabbi . Jenny refuses, as a modern American she doesn't feel bound by parental rules. She likes Jack's wealth and his beautiful car, she does not want to become a rabbi's wife and believes that it is better for Jews to adapt as quickly as possible. When she tells Jack about this argument, he convinces her to run away with him and secretly marry.
At first the marriage remains a secret. Jenny visits the local synagogue with her mother , where Joseph gives a lecture on historical events that have caused problems for the younger generation of Jews to deny their origins. He then confesses his love to Jenny, but she interrupts him. She later admits to her father that she is married to Jack and that she is pregnant. As a result, Moishe disposes of his daughter and suffers a stroke.
Two years later, Jack is having fun with a lover, while Jenny has no more money for rent and baby food. After his return, they quarrel and break up. In desperation, Jenny wants to kill herself and her child. On Yom Kippur she hears the choir of the synagogue singing the prayer Kol Nidre and asks for forgiveness for the sin she wants to commit. However, a police officer can save them from this and a social worker takes care of them. When the drunk Jack and his lover die in a car accident, the social worker turns to Joseph. He takes care of Jenny so that she can regain her strength. When Joseph asks for her hand, she accepts. Then she visits her father, who complies with her request for forgiveness and whose compromised health is restored through atonement.
background
The film was released by Cinema Service Corp. produced. The producer and director Joseph Seiden brought Menashe Oppenheim for the lead role from Poland. Shooting began in February 1939. When the film was finished, Oppenheim could not return to western Poland. The main actors Lili Liliana and Leon Liebgold were married and two years earlier had become known through their appearance as lovers in Der Dybbuk .
Kol Nidre's film premiere took place on September 7, 1939 at the Clinton Theater in New York. After the film was lost for a long time, it was digitally restored by the National Center for Jewish Film in 2012 , underlaid with new English subtitles and shown at various film festivals.
Web links
- Kol Nidre in the Internet Movie Database (English)