Fiddler on the Roof

Fiddler on the Roof Review

What a great musical. It has everything as far as I am concerned. I watch it at least once a year. This particular verson is great. The acting is great. The singing is great. And, the story is a classic. Tevye the Dairyman is played brialliantly by Topal. You can't go wrong with this purchase.

Watching this film finally led me to wonder who had written such a great story and developed the character of Tevye. I wondered if it was the play producers and song writers or some writer. I had never heard of Sholom Aleichem. He is the creator of Tevye the Dairyman. I read the book. The character in the musical is an excellant portrayal of the character described in Sholom Aleichem's book. I am now reading another book by the same author "The Adventures of Mottel." Tevye is a writer's creation - and quite a creation this Tevye is. We can't forget the writers of all these great classics.

The songs written by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick are classics also. After watching it you will be humming "If I Were a Rich Man" for at least a week. This is a keeper. It can be watched and enjoyed over and over. It is worth every penny and I'm a penny watcher.

My wife and her sister watched it with me for their first time. Both of them were unfortunately unfamiliar with the history. It was interesting to field their questions as the play unfolded. So many of us know so little history. Once again this is a production that has everything: pathos, charm, great music, history, tragedy, philosophy, religion, hope, sadness, wit and humor. This is one that you can buy now and watch forever ... it will never get old.

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Fiddler on the Roof Overview

"An outstanding accomplishment in every category" (Boxoffice), this lavishly produced and critically acclaimed screen adaptation of the international stage sensation tells the life-affirming story of Tevye (Topol), a poor milkman whose love, pride and faith help him face the oppression of turn-of-the century czarist Russia. Nominated* for eight Academy AwardsÂ(r), including Best Picture and Best Director, and featuring such classic songs as "If I Were A Rich Man," "Matchmaker" and "Sunrise, Sunset," Fiddler on the Roof is a universal story of hope, love and acceptancea "stunning, joyful and jubilant" (New York Daily News) musical masterpiece.

Fiddler on the Roof Specifications

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 everyone, and everything, together. The movie is strongly allegorical--Tevye represents the common man--but it does it dexterously, and the resulting film is a stunning work of art. The music is excellent (it won Oscars for the scoring and the sound), with plenty of familiar songs such as "Sunrise, Sunset" and "If I Were a Rich Man," which you'll be humming long after the movie is over. Isaac Stern's violin--he provides the music for the fiddler on the roof--is hauntingly beautiful. And despite the serious subject matter, the film is quite comedic in parts; it also well deserves the Oscar it won for cinematography. --Jenny Brown

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