"The Fiddler on the Roof" is an easy film to stimulate, awaken the senses, squander joy and optimism.
Jewison presented us with a very simple story in three hours, as simple as the Jewish town where the story took place: Anatevka, a Ukrainian town under the rule of the Tsarist regime in 1905. There is a diversified Orthodox Jewish community with strong traditions and customs. The milkman Teyve (Poplar Master) in the village has five daughters. He hopes to marry a mature man who is wealthy according to tradition. But he didn't expect they wouldn't want to marry his wife Gold (Norma Crane) and the suitor the matchmaker was looking for them. He would always face the love and care of his daughters, in addition to following his old wives. town between tradition
Your internal dialogue with God will help to fulfill this task, at least to calm your conscience, which struggles to follow the rules of custom and endures in the face of the diversity of social and religious conditions of the proof of your daughter's true love. This is the main body of the story, simple and seemingly boring. But thanks to the mastery of Jewison, the outstanding performances of the actors, the colorful musical numbers and the catchy songs, "The Violinist..." has left a great taste in the mouth among the people who came to taste it.
As the narrative progresses, the audience enters and is hopelessly caught between the dances, songs and pains of the residents of Anatvka, and is drawn to the charming personality of Taivi, who is a tough and traditional person, but hard-minded. wide. And great common sense. Bai Yang played one of the best roles of his career, for which he won the well-deserved Golden Globe.
However, between song and song, Jewison took the opportunity to infiltrate the inevitable massacre and permanent Jewish diaspora, facts that unfortunately are related to the person chosen each time they appear on screen. It reminds us that in emerging conflicts, Jews have been forced to exile and punish the powerful, in this case the Tsar, and the ongoing conflict has shaken their orthodox world and laid the groundwork for cyclical change of thought. Basically , which became the seeds of the Russian Revolution. The introduction of this widespread noncompliance into the film became most apparent during the second intermission, and it was precisely during the first intermission that some excellent beats were lost.
Although Jews inevitably suffer from racial problems in almost all similarly themed movies, the message on Jewison's videotape is not for sadness, nor for provoking easy tears or sadness. "El violinista..." is not remembered for this, but for his outstanding performance, and most importantly his elaborate soundtrack, which includes great songs such as "tradition" and the well-known "if I'm rich", everyone has sung or listened .
It may be a bit long, but it is highly recommended for those looking for a movie that gives them a good feeling.
