Fiddler’s Journey to the Big Screen

Fiddler’s Journey to the Big Screen
Synopsis
The fall of 2021 marked the 50th anniversary of "Fiddler on the Roof," the film Pauline Kael (The New Yorker) called "the most powerful movie musical ever made." Narrated by Jeff Goldblum, FIDDLER'S JOURNEY TO THE BIG SCREEN captures the humor and drama of director Norman Jewison's quest to recreate the lost world of Jewish life in Tsarist Russia and re-envision the beloved stage hit as a wide-screen epic. Oscar-nominated filmmaker Daniel Raim puts us in the director's chair and in Jewison's heart and mind, drawing on behind-the-scenes footage and never-before-seen stills as well as original interviews with Jewison, Topol (Tevye), composer John Williams, production designer Robert F. Boyle, film critic Kenneth Turan, lyricist Sheldon Harnick, and actresses Rosalind Harris, Michele Marsh, and Neva Small (Tevye’s daughters). The film explores how the experience of making "Fiddler” deepens Jewison as an artist and revives his soul.
Credits
Director(s)
Daniel Raim
Producer(s)
Daniel Raim, Sasha Berman
Co-Producer(s)
Michael Sragow
Executive Producer(s)
Matthew H. Bernstein
Editor
Daniel Raim
Original Music
Dave Lebolt
Original Language
English
Co-Writer
Daniel Raim, Michael Sragow
Narrator
Jeff Goldblum
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WINNER
Audience AwardAustralia Jewish Film Festival2022
Festival Highlights
Budapest Jewish Film Festival, Hungary , 2022
Geneva Jewish Film Festival, Switzerland , 2022
UK Jewish Film Festival, UK , 2022
Bucharest Jewish Film Festival, Romania , 2022
Warsaw Jewish Film Festival, Poland , 2022
Australia Jewish Film Festival, Australia , 2022
Jerusalem International Film Festival, Israel , 2022
Galway Film Fleadh, Ireland , 2022
Zagreb Jewish Film Festival- Festival of Tolerance, Croatia , 2022
Documentary Edge International Film Festival, New Zealand , Official Selection , 2022
Krakow International Film Festival, Poland , Official Selection , 2022
Palm Springs International Film Festival, USA , Official Selection , 2022
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As wondrous, buoyant and heartwarming as the film it celebrates! Los Angeles Times