FIDDLER ON THE ROOF - IF I WERE A RICH MAN |FILM REACTION
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Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.
Great movie. Unfortunately, Topol died last month. He bought the milk wagon horse from the movie & paid someone to care for it the rest of it's life.
What?! I hadn’t heard that!
I heard and actually felt the loss. He was incredible in this movie bringing out the many layers of "the papa." It will always be him that will pop into my mind when this movie is mentioned. RIP.
I'm so glad that the person requesting this is recovering and wish her continued recovery. This movie means a lot to American Jews, most of whose families came here directly from the pogroms. My grandmother took us to see this on Broadway and I think we must have listened to the soundtrack album a few million times as kids. Thank you, KSO, for being the very first reactor I've seen on this. All the best to you. Hope you like it. Here's a weird little trivia tidbit. The film's director, Norman Jewison, isn't Jewish. I always thought that was funny when I was a kid.
AND you've posted Clue today as well?? You are so COOL!! I don't know which to watch first. But I'm psyched because I'm editing photos all night and I love having interesting reactions to listen to. You are my first two RUclips tabs tonight.
As a follow up she should watch ‘American Tale’ (1986)
@@oaf-77 Oh yeah, that little mouse guy..... Fievel, I think. Something like that. Beautiful animated film.
@@jillk368 it’s one of my favorites and it’s about immigrants fleeing violence to move to America
@@oaf-77 History repeats itself...unfortunately.
I'll add to the other comments mentioning this, but this movie means a lot to us Ashkenazi Jews in America. My family lived in Pogroms just like this in Ukraine, and my parents themselves left Ukraine in the 1970s. I am the first generation born here. It's a very special movie, and I was lucky enough to see it performed in Yiddish in New York several months ago. Thank you for your wonderful reaction- you are consistently my favorite reactor on RUclips :)
I appreciate your very kind comment
What they're touching or kissing on the door frames is called a Mezuzah.
The other culture is Russian.
Edit: I love how you broke down the marriage of the third daughter. You spoke well to the hurt of the father.
this.
Mezuzah are small decorative boxes with a tiny piece of paper inside containing a hebrew prayer, it's common practice to touch/kiss the mezuzah on entry/exit. they are often made in the shape of a scroll(the torah/hebrew bible), a fish, or the ten commandments. the one on my grandmother's house is a fish.
the other dancers are slavic, most likely russian or ukrainian(Anatevka Shtetl is fictional but set in Ukraine under Tsarist Russian rule in 1905-ish).
one of the things i love about the L'Chaim sequence in this movie is the tension. from the moment the slavs enter the song, the entire gathering of jews is trepidatious and on edge. Tevye bows to them, exposing his head to attack and one of the others grabs his arm and pulls him back as if to protect him. as they step forward, the jews all retreat, hug the walls, one of them grabs a bottle in a fashion that suggests its half to get the drink and half so he has a weapon just in case. the russian dancer bumps into Tevye, and instantly they are on edge fearing reprisal or a fight, after the slav bows in apology Tevye bows but not as low as before and immediately tries to break contact. as the slav offers to teach him the steps, the jews are all in the background worried. as the slavs dance across the room toward them, the jews chase them back with repremands as if to say to stay on your own side. almost until the end, the tension in the room is palpable, which is very accurate, the Pogroms against jews were often conducted with an almost carnival atmosphere, slavic men dancing and joking as they burned the jewish houses, so all this merriment from the slavs is uncomfortably close to something sinister in the jewish men's memories, it's unpredictable and terrifying, like the calm before a storm.
regular films don't often have this attention to either history or detail, let alone in a musical film. you can cut the tension with a knife despite the merriment of the scene itself, helping foreshadow the tragic 3rd act and priming the audience in a subtle way.
@@gourdguru I really appreciate this breakdown of the L'Chaim sequence. I knew that there was some tension between Tevye's people and the Slavs, but I didn't make the connection of the pogroms and their history until I saw your comment.
A note about the music: the score here was adapted from the stage musical by John Williams. Most people know his music from Star Wars and Superman.
Yes, the fiddler is a symbol, an icon. Tevye's last act is to invite his tradition to follow them to the new world.
And that's a nice touch: You have to move on, but you should also not leave everything behind.
John Williams was a prolific movie songwrriter. So much great music, he also played in Smokey and the Bandit. He was litle Eanis (not sure of the spelling).
@@kathleenmayhorne3183 Sorry, you're confusing Williamses. 😄
Paul Williams (5'2") was a great songwriter and an actor who appeared as the little guy in Smokey and the Bandit. He also wrote the music for The Muppet Movie (including the memorable Rainbow Connection).
John Williams (5'11 1/2") was the prolific composer and also went on to become conductor of the Boston Pops. Besides memorable movie scores for Star Wars, Superman, Raiders of the Lost Ark and much more, he also wrote the TV theme songs for Lost in Space, and arranged the music for the film version of Fiddler on the Roof.
1:13:27 The fiddler is Tevye's tradition. His beliefs. His customs. His life. And it doesn't matter how many places people kick him and the people of his village out of or how far they have to go. That's something they'll carry with them forever. No matter what happens those notes will continue to play.
I am a descendant of Jews like this. If my ancestors had not been chased away and/or killed, I would be living in Poland. But we as a people, do not fight. We simply do as we’re told, and chalk it up to “God’s will.” We are so used to suffering at the hands of others, that our celebrations are often based around the simple idea that we didn’t die.
Growing up, I was given a Hebrew name (but only as a formality, not my legal name), I was told to tell no one that I am Jewish, and we lived in a place with no other Jews. I was raised outside of the temple but we are an Ethnoreligion and I am now trying to take back the things I was deprived of. Like learning Yiddish and cooking cultural dishes.
I love that. Hold on to the beauty of your heritage
@@ScenecrlyK.S.O. Thank you so much. You’re reactions make me so happy. I stopped everything to watch you watch this one. ❤️ Keep doing what you do. One Love.
I show this to my literature students every year because it's such a great study of culture. Tevya is kind of the "everyman" here who has to deal with things that really take him out of his comfort zone. But like a real, loving parent, he adapts and figures out the world really won't end if people from different religions fall in love or if somebody decides to go against what the village matchmaker comes up with for you to deal with for decades and decades, lol. Topol is magnificent as Tevya, but the whole music score is really marvelous.
He was magnificent. Loved every scene because of him
@@ScenecrlyK.S.O. this whole movie is stunning
@@ScenecrlyK.S.O. On the other hand, if you let "God" determine who it's okay to love, then you're plain evil. No wiggle room. If your deity is a bigot and you worship it, then you are pure slime.
one of the things i love about the L'Chaim sequence in this movie is the tension. from the moment the slavs enter the song, the entire gathering of jews is trepidatious and on edge. Tevye bows to them, exposing his head to attack and one of the others grabs his arm and pulls him back as if to protect him. as they step forward, the jews all retreat, hug the walls, one of them grabs a bottle in a fashion that suggests its half to get the drink and half so he has a weapon just in case. the russian dancer bumps into Tevye, and instantly they are on edge fearing reprisal or a fight, after the slav bows in apology Tevye bows but not as low as before and immediately tries to break contact. as the slav offers to teach him the steps, the jews are all in the background worried. as the slavs dance across the room toward them, the jews chase them back with repremands as if to say to stay on your own side. almost until the end, when they pour a round into all the glasses in the foreground, the tension in the room is palpable, which is very accurate, the Pogroms against jews were often conducted with an almost carnival atmosphere, slavic men dancing and joking as they burned the jewish houses, so all this merriment from the slavs is uncomfortably close to something sinister in the jewish men's memories, it's unpredictable and mildly terrifying to them, like the calm before a storm.
regular films don't often have this attention to either history or detail, let alone in a musical film.
accuracy aside, from a filmmaking/storytelling perspective, you can cut the tension with a knife despite the merriment of the scene itself, helping foreshadow the tragic 3rd act and priming the audience in a subtle way. so i can totally see using it in a literature/theatre class setting.
This is pretty much my family’s story. A 16-year-old Jewish tailor who would later be my Grandpa left the Russian empire (Kiev, Ukraine) for freedom in the USA in the early 1900s. After his WWI service in the American Army he went back to the old country and he returned to Philadelphia with his sisters.
Sorry to say leaving America at that time was not the best move.
Similar story - mine were from Wilkomir, Lithuania, a Hebrew teacher (my great-grandfather). He came to England around 1900. Scattered people...
You’re right. The fiddler is symbolism for Tevye’s faith and traditions.
Also, when you asked how come the government let people live in such poverty, here’s the brief explanation:
The story takes place in late 19th century Russia.
During the time of the last Tzar, Nicolai II.
His reign was one of the darkest. He and his wife were very poor rulers who lived a life of excess as the population was getting poorer by the day.
It was also a time where antisemitism was rising in Russia.
The population got so fed up by the neglect of the Tsar towards his people that they started a revolution.
The group that led that revolution was called the Bolsheviks.
Perchik was part of the Bolsheviks, hence why he got arrested and exiled to Siberia.
Til this day, although Siberia has it’s own native populations like the Yakuts, the Nenets and the Chukchis, a lot of the population are also descendants of people who got exiled.
It's rare to see someone so sympathetic to Tevye's perspective. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
I saw this on stage a few years ago. It was with Topol himself before he passed a few years later. Was as great in the Theatre as it was in Cinema.
We recently lost Chaim Topal. RIP
Typo. TOPOL
He was such a beautiful, intense, funny, wonderful actor.
Stop when?!
Oh my gosh!!!!! I didn't know!!!!
@@morganepg
March 2023, I think.
I’m about as far away from Jewish as you can imagine, but this story is one of my all time favorites! I’ve seen it performed live at both the high school level and as a touring company from Broadway.
In fact, when my sister and I saw the latter, we realized during the intermission that one of the featured dancers was a high school classmate of ours! Michael Berresse had gone on after graduation to work his way up the ranks of live theater acting, and ended up being Tony nominated for his role in a revival of Kiss Me Kate, and is still performing and even directing to the day. And he gives all the credit to his first big role in our high school production of Fiddler and then that touring company production of the same show for getting him on that path to success.
I love this show/film for the iconic music, the touching portrayals of love, both conjugal and familial, and the rich plot, drawn from the master storyteller Sholem Aleichem. So many of these songs have been covered by many different artists, as you pointed out with Gwen Stefani.
A few of these songs have also been successfully covered by artists in various genres thus bringing more attention to the film as well as the play.
@@PapaEli-pz8ff there is an HP Lovecraft version, "A Shoggoth on the Roof".
ruclips.net/video/pUER34Q7bk0/видео.html
This is what happened to my father”s family. They were forced to leave Russia so they came to the U.S.
Connecting the families for marriage. Russian Orthodox Jews and.. I was baptized Russian Orthodox. Christian. My family did similar festivities during marriage and gatherings.
Every song is emotional and profound to me. Fabulous soundtrack.
I discovered this film in my teens and while I’m anything but religious, media like this and The Prince of Egypt feel the closest to a religious experience I’ve ever had. This is probably my favorite musical ever, these songs are etched into my memory and just play randomly in my thoughts.
Prince of Egypt is another banger of a film. it opens strong with "Deliver us", Ofra Haza as Yocheved hit's the most vicious sustained vocal as she's running to put Moses into the river, the "Through Heaven's Eyes" number feels like it was cut content from fiddler, and the "10 plagues/thus sayeth the lord/let my people go" sequence was just awe inspiring from both a musical and an animation perspective.
Oh, I cry everytime I watch this movie and I've seen more stage productions of this show than any other. The Fiddler is symbolic of their customs and tradition... when he motions the Fiddler to come along with them at the end, he is acknowledging that even though they are moving they will still have their traditions with them wherever they go.
At this point in history there was no 3rd option for getting married. And also, Christians discriminated against Jews often back then.
It's a key plot point.
The Czar’s regime organized murderous riots called “pogroms.”
The thing by the door is called a mezuzah. It has a Bible verse in it. It's commanded to be on the doorpost because of the passage that says you should write the Law on the doorposts of your house. Traditionally, you touch the mezuzah and kiss your fingers when you enter.
The other culture is the surrounding Russian culture, and the dancers were Cossacks... who will later lead the pogrom.
Yes, thanks for posting to clarify the "other culture". I also wanted to add for KSO and others:
The czar superseded the patriarch of the Orthodox church and fostered a lot of anti-Semitism within the government and among the citizens.
So that is another layer to Tevye's heartbreak - his daughter abandoned the Jewish faith and joined the oppressors. Also by renouncing the faith she was raised in, any children from her marriage would not be considered Jewish.
Very painful
The worst part of it, if you think about it - many of these people, unless they left Europe all together, were caught up a few decades later in the Shoah (the Holocaust). Motel and Tzeital may not have been able to leave Poland and they and their children, grandchildren might have been caught up there. Chava and her children might well be too.
Yes, so tragic to think about. I think they specified Poland not just because it would have been a common destination at that time, but to add that foreshadowing into the story. The chances of their families escaping the Holocaust would have been very slim.
They killed half the Jews in Europe, including a million children.
Chava and Fyodor went to Krakow.......
On cinematic hindsight, would the Nazis allow their children not to be considered Jews? Or would they need to pray for a miracle named Schindler?
.......
You speak so beautifully about personal choices as well as respect of family. You said that so perfectly: That men put practices in place in order to try to be more reverent, not because a higher power decreed it. This movie holds so many good messages about tradition, faith, and, when it comes down to it, finding out what is most important to us. I left my family's faith. Not for a relationship but because my beliefs were different. It came to the point it was killing me inside to pretend to be someone I was not, and I felt it was also disrespectful to my family to go through the motions of something so important to them. It was a terrible struggle that went on for many years. I yearned very much at times to run away. To not see any of them again. I was not (am not) accepted by some people who I have known my whole life. Yet through it, my parents and siblings and I have stuck by each other. I am still very close with most of my aunts, uncles, cousins. I am also so touched that the priest of their parish where I grew up still greets me warmly with a smile, hug, and genuinely wants to know how I am. He does not treat me any differently than before, and I give him the same love and respect and address him as Father. We all evolved without lessening the beliefs of one another, of keeping respect for each other. As you spoke so wisely, Kemi: Make choices that are right for you. Respect others. Live you life fully and in truth. Some will accept it, some will not. I encourage anyone going though these struggles--whether they are changing in some way or have a family member who is, to try to work through it. It is not easy. Not at all. But if everyone works together, it is indeed possible and worth it.
My wife and I got to see Topal in this live here in Sydney a few years ago now...he was absolutely brilliant and he'll be missed.
He was also in Flash Gordon
I saw him live in Fiddler as well- I will never forget it- he was brilliant!!
I went to an All-boys' school in the 90's and our school had a stage adaptation of the "Fiddler On The Roof," and I was one of the background cast "Mammas," in the play during the "Tradition," number/song 😂
And during the scenes in the town square, in the background we pretended to collect water from the "village well" stage prop, while the main cast were acting out their parts in the foreground 😅
I was in a production of this in high school. Musicals are my life blood. :) Also, it's very corny but when I met my now husband I moved across the country to be with him. I might have sang "far from the home I love" to my Mom. lol
Picture the scene. You're standing at a crossing, "If I Were A Rich Man" comes over your headphones, people begin to stare. What at? Well, you're doing the 'Tevye shuffle' & singing along. YES that was me!
When I was a Kid I used to do this for my Parents and Others when we had parties at our house!
beautiful
My favorite musial. I must have watched this 30 times. My high school performed this it was amazing.
I once told a friend who was a priest that I would love to have a relationship with God like Teyva's with his God.
This movie has a rightful place in cinema history. So happy to revisit it with your video!
Ah! One of my all times favorites! Such a great heartfelt classic. I can’t wait!
Chava and Fyedka were really in a no-win situation. If Fyedka had converted instead, maybe (or even probably) his family would have disowned him too. And even if he had come, he's a Russian man in a time when Russians were sent to wreck their village and intimidate them only a year or two prior. Theirs is truly a forbidden love all around.
So it was better for Chava's family to disown her - to find their happy ever after?
Thank you for watching this. It's really a masterpiece to me.
One of my favorite musicals. Fantastic story, music, and gorgeous cinematography.
The much-loved musical on which this film is based was first performed on Broadway in 1964 and has been revived numerous times over the decades. It also is a musical about family that transcends cultural boundaries and has been adapted in numerous languages and in countries all over the world. The songs have become popular standards and recorded by hundreds of stars.
Tevye’s nightmare scene is amazing on the stage. People are on stilts and it’s very theatrical.
A few other musicals you should watch are, Oliver!, Cabaret, Singing In the Rain, The Sound of Music, Once, Oklahoma, My Fair Lady, and West Side Story (the original).
She's done Cabaret, so make sure to look for it! Would love to see Oliver! again. I was kid when I saw it and the one thing that stuck to me was the vigorous dance-numbers. Oh and the tragic lady prostitute in her red dress. They really did like those Victorian era, tearjerkers.
@@roddo1955 yeah, I had a crush on Jack Wild and wanted to become a pick pocket after I watched it. Nancy was an awesome character. And the actress who played her had a beautiful voice.
@@laurakali6522 it is too long ago for me to recall her voice. I just remember really feeling for her and her lot. I do remember Feagan a bit more clearly. Loveable rogue but not a fan.
Bugsy Malone (1976)
Yep, Oliver! is a must see.
I'm so happy to see you doing movies and really so musicals! So many of these songs also played on the radio back in the sixties. My own daughters grew up watching this movie with me and my youngest bought us tickets for my birthday to see the touring Broadway show when it came to our town. Just a suggestion for another not well known musical is Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, funny and touching. Thanks for doing Fiddler.
yessss! that electric barn raising dance still rocks to this day!!!!
@12:36
That was a good catch...
Parts of the melody of the 2004 song "Rich Girl" by Gwen Stefani was based on this song "If I Were a Rich Man" from the "Fiddler on the Roof" musical.
I think she may have a soft spot for musicals because another one of her songs, "Wind It Up" from 2006 is also influenced by the song "The Lonely Goatherd," from the Musical, "The Sound of Music" (1965)
Yes, you are absolutely right about Gwen Stefani using "The Lonely Goatherd," from the Musical "The Sound of Music," for her song.
Her remix:
ruclips.net/video/9sY-TsLXiDo/видео.htmlsi=GvCKPBwJxqDptr1H
Which was based on:
ruclips.net/video/UmmOJx_Hxto/видео.htmlsi=eGQh_n6qds1AFJIt
as you have correctly pointed out.
This movie was very dangerous when it came out because it inspired a lot of little kids to go up on roofs with their violins, and some of them fell off. It got so bad that a public service television spot was aired featuring Topol as Tevya, who warned little kids not to do this because, as he put it, "fiddler on roof is nothing but made-up character just like Santa Claus", which caused an even bigger uproar.
This was a good joke to read. Thank you.
The whole story is taking place in nowadays Ukraine, which back in the days, during the Russian empire Ukraine was the place where the Jews were allowed to live,work, but were forbidden to go to big cities, only every rich ones were allowed by quota. Russians in the 19th century were looking upon Jewish people as not as people, but like a cattle, or less. Very common scenes were "pogroms" which were raids from Russian empire's army on Jewish villages. In fact my grand-grand-mother with her 8-9 children ran away from there, because her husband was killed in one of those pogroms. and that is the whole story of the movie, how that family represent the Jewish of their time- some became communists, some ran away to Poland and Germany- and we know what happened there in WW2, and some ran into Russian empire....
In the documentary about this movie, Topol said that he had a massive toothache while filming the " If I were a rich man" scene, and the director, Norman Jewison wouldn't let him see a dentist until they finished it so he could capture the intesity.
I am not Jewish, nor am I part of a religion that is based in a church, synagogue or mosque, or any other kind of large brick-and-mortar type building, but I am Māori, and follow the original spiritual deities of my ancestors, and as someone whose cultural values include family, lineage and constant thinking of and reference to those who came before us, and those who will follow after us, this finely made 3-hour masterpiece of a film deeply resonates with me on sooooooooo many levels. I cry every time I see it, at multiple different points. The first point where I usually tear up is when Motel raises his voice to *finally* stand up for himself by saying, "THAT'S TRUE REB TEVYE BUT EVEN A POOR TAILOR IS ENTITLED TO SOME HAPPINESS!!!", how amazed Tzeitel looks in her reaction, and the sheer raw passion with which he delivers his follow-up line, "I promise you Reb Tevye, your daughter will NOT starve!!!" The way his voice shakes, with the vulnerability of a man declaring himself and putting everything on the line for what he believes in, and what he is prepared to do in the name of love, always hits me *right* in the stomach, and comes out through my eyes. Their sheer joy of the following song "Miracle of Miracles" turns my tears of sympathy into tears of joy.
Māori have gone through plenty of troubles, mostly from being colonised by the British Empire, but I would never attempt to compare the sufferings my ancestors have gone through with those of another culture of a different place and faith. I will never attempt to say who had it worse, or that we are the same, as said in the wrong way, those statements can read as cringeworthily tone-deaf. I say this to preface the fact that this film serves as a poignant reminder to me of the pains that people of a different culture and faith have gone through, and that those who are alive today that know this, and know that any privilege they have in this day and age comes from the struggles and fights their ancestors went through to them, are richer than the world's richest billionaires, because they have an abundance of gratitude, and often practice humility, and wanting to serve/be a part of something bigger than themselves.
This film resonated with me as a young boy because of all the songs to sing along to, and the high-energy dance sequences at the pub and the wedding, but as an adult, it resonates with me on many other deeper levels. As someone whose family also learned to play the violin, I LOVED the Fiddler's opening cadenza at the opening credits, and taught it to myself. I *still* can't play the fast climax at full speed yet, but really appreciate the late Isaac Stern's skill in doing so. I also love the Fiddler himself as a symbol of Tevye's culture and faith, that appears only to him, and that after all the trouble he has been through that forces him to leave the land he belongs to, (again, something familiar to Māori), he can still take the Fiddler, meaning his culture and faith, with him wherever he goes.
I also really appreciated the time you took, @SCENE'crly, K.S.O., to break down the extent and the depths to which Tevye was disappointed in his youngest daughter Chavaleh's extrareligious/unorthodox marriage choice. I had seen that scene many times, and cried at it, but never had a way in of knowing the extent of the pain Tevye was feeling until you provided that fine insight. You have given me yet another layer and lense through which to view this film, in effect, making an already rich treasure to me even richer. For that I am eternally grateful.
Blessings and goodwill feelings from me, a simple Māori man living in Te Waipounamu, the South Island of Aotearoa nz.
(I don't call it new zealand by the way, because anyone who knows the in-depth history of this country knows that new zealand started out as a company before it became a country, and I don't want to think of myself and my people as a commodity by that logic, which historically, we were.)
THIS IS MY FAVORITE MOVIE/PLAY EVER!!!!!!!!!! Literally watched it back to back the other day
Literally about to rewatch you watching it. I've never seen another Black person besides me and my momma watch and love this movie.....I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Sunrise/Sunset makes me cry. Sabbath Prayer....makes me feel so warm and loved. If I Were a Rich Man I dance the whole time....the Rabbi Dancing at the wedding cracks me up and makes me tear up because he looks so joyful....the young men dancing in the pub makes me feel so excited because we can merge generations....the Ghost song story CRACKS ME UP EVERY TIME " pearls....pearls....PEAAARRELLLSSSSS!"
I get so excited watching your videos I work so much and barely get to see my family I feel like im watching movies with my super cool perceptive auntie! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
-Your Chicago Niece
I love this movie! Watched it all the time when I was a kid with my grandpa always reminds me of him
There is SO much I love about this reaction. I love the reason you are watching it. Your follower's story is truly inspirational.
This is my FAVORITE movie musical of all time and it's in the top 10 list of my favorite stage musicals as well. I was lucky enough to play Motel Kamzoil twice, and now that I am older, Tevye is one of my dream roles, but not being Jewish will make getting that role kind of difficult. However, when I played Motel, I made it a point to learn as much as I could about the Jewish faith. I'm sure someone already told you this since you mentioned it more than once, but the families would keep the mezuzah hanging outside their door. The mezuzah contains certain Hebrew verses from the Torah. Before you enter the house, you touch the mezuzah, and then kiss the fingers that touch it.
I love, love, love this reaction!
"There is no other hand." My favorite song is from Hodel's departure, but the best scene is the Chava rejection, heartbreaking as it is, for Tevye's dedication to his faith. The great scourge of the People Israel was intermarriage and the resulting disintegration of a people, a nation, a faith. Out of the descendants of the original 12 families of Jacob/Israel, only the tribe of Judah (Jews) was/is largely intact. So the prohibition on intermarriage was critical to survival.
I so enjoyed your reaction. I grew up with this movie. My older brother (who was the stars & moon to me growing up🤩), played in the orchestra for the stage play in Chicago. He bought me the soundtrack, which I loved😊. I still know all the words to the songs. It's a beautiful film. I'm so happy you enjoyed it ❤
That is awesome!
The fiddler symbolizes tradition. At the end, Tevye beckons to the fiddler and takes his traditions with him to the new life.
🎻Fantastic movie, actors, songs & story ❤
Chaim Topol, died last month - RIP
RIP.
The fiddler is the balance required to make a beautiful song (life) without falling off the roof. (Losing morality or life). Tradition and change are both parts of this balance.
A super underrated movie. Thanks for watching!
Fiddler on the roof has been my all-time favorite movie since I was a little girl I’m 52 as of today and I remember watching this when I was like eight years old with my mother and something about it really just touched me and it never left me
fiddler on the roof is a metaphor for life, and destiny- one small step changes everything, and that staying in balance and save, is almost impossible,as a fiddler on a roof
The fiddler himself represents traditions, and how they bind the community together, the last scene where he takes the fiddler with him to America is how he will keep his family identity together wherever thy end up
The other culture were the Russians. Their village, Anatevka, was comprised of both peoples.
I was lucky to see Fiddler on the Roof live at the Hollywood Bowl (Los Angeles) when I was a kid. SO GOOD. Topol is great...but Zero was THE Tevya to me. I was lucky also to see Anthony Quinn as Zorba the Greek, but when he was older...yet he could still lift the table with his teeth. The one iconic performance I regret missing was Raoul Julia as Don Quixote. He died before I could see it.
The original short stories this is based on were somewhat darker. Amazing writing, though I only read them in translation, by Sholem Aleichem. But this adaptation is excellent.
The bar scene (note: Jews ran most of the taverns in those days) reminds me of a scene in the movie Tren de Vie where Roma and Jews (both in danger of death from the Nazis in the movie) meet...do a musical competition...and wind up dancing together.
This does echo some aspects of my family's history. We were more town than shtetl. But similar history. I visited where my family came from in Latvia and managed to help save the last surviving synagogue in the town.
What a wonderful reaction to one of my favourite movies. This story of changing times, yet clinging onto tradition. A father struggling to keep things as they have always been, but wanting the best for his daughters. This truly is a beautiful film that I saw as a child. Now, 60 years old and being a father of a daughter myself, I grew to understand the bond between father and daughter, and the challenges of letting them choose the direction they take when becoming a woman and mother. Things may not have gone the way my daughter wanted, but as a father, my commitment was to always be there when she needed picking back up after tripping on the obstacles of life. The song Far from the home I love, always reminds me of letting my daughter go, to live her own life.
Thank you for a great reaction ❤️
My first expisure to the movie was when my sister played Yenta in a high school play. And before that, she was just a background girl for Oklahoma. Both got me into musicals, but this one I love the most.
Such a sad, beautiful movie...
Also painful to be cut off from family just coz they not want parents wants
It’s painful for both parents and children
A favorite with my Mom and me. First watching Dr Zhivago then The Fiddler on the Roof. Both fabulous. Have watched at least 30 plus times and never gets old only good memories with my Mom
The thing about her marrying in the other church was more because her father wasn’t ever gonna give permission. She wanted to marry in her faith but he wouldn’t agree. If she had listened to him she would have been broken hearted and miserable.
Christianity hurts me deeply all the time. I understand people have faith but their faith also makes my life hell.
It’s a difficult pill to swallow but don’t forget someone’s faith also causes them to demand I be someone I’m not.
Also you would prefer her potential do the same thing to his faith and family? Follow?
Either way one of them is gonna leave their “faith”
No one wins in this situation.
She wasn’t going to find a nice Jewish boy. Obviously God, if you believe in God, brought that man in and they fell in love. Who’s to say maybe it’s human stubbornness and not faith that is causing all the pain in this?
I won’t be a part of anything Christian anymore because I personally know what it’s like when you try and be faithful and it just doesn’t feel like love or acceptance. It’s all good if that fits with you and who you are but when your fellow people of faith expect you to be someone you aren’t to fit what they believe… it’s pain on pain.
A religious person may mean well and they do have the right to their faith but people also have a right to not follow their path.
Ofcourse. She has the right to do what she wants and bear the consequences of her choices and actions. So does her father.
She knew where her father stood and chose Pietka. Fine.
Tevya also knew that by turning his back on his child he would also lose a daughter and as you can see he was in pain too. That is life. We all must live with our choices.
Now Even you- leaving the church or faith does not mean your life is easier or better in all aspects and staying might not work for you. So do what you feel is best. Christianity has made my life 10000000 x better so I stay. If it does not work for you then go ahead and figure something out. When it comes to GOD Or Christians I’m not forcing or convincing anyone. My life is my testimony. To thine own self be true. ❤️❤️
@@ScenecrlyK.S.O. At the end, Fyedka (Fyodor/Theodor) and Khava leave to Krakow, hoping the people there are more tolerant....
At these days next year, may you have the strength to watch "Schindler's List" to see what happened in Krakow a generation later. I specify "these days", because in Israel the day commemorating the Holocaust is of the start of the Jewish rebellion in the Warsaw Ghetto, in April 1943.
@@ScenecrlyK.S.O.I like that. To thine own self be true.
It’s good that you are secure in your faith and are happy. I love that.
Unfortunately that wasn’t my experience and like you said I have to find my own way.
I know this was posted a year ago, but I wanted to comment. I still think Tevya was wrong. Yes his faith is important to him. But that is his own flesh and blood he disowned. Do you know how heartbreaking that is for a child?
I briefly went through the same situation, and though we repaied or relationship, it still hurts deeply and very hard to recover from.
You feel very bad at the end they are kicked out of their home.... but you don't feel bad for Chava just because it was her choice to leave the faith? That is very sad.
1:12:54 Just like Tevye and the other man said:
"And our forefathers have been forced out of many places at a moments notice."
"Perhaps that is why we never take our hats off."
As a jewish daughter, she knew the rabbi would never approve of her marriage. One of their basic rules is to marry in the faith. Nearly all jews are born into the faith, so marrying an outsider was just Not Allowed. That happens more often now, but she didn't want to wait for his mind to change, on that point. Fathers will say my child is dead to me from now on, he/she went too far.
The use of closing credits in film to list complete production crew and cast was not firmly established in American film until the 1970s. Before this decade, most movies were released with no closing credits at all. Films generally had opening credits only, which consisted of just major cast and crew, although sometimes the names of the cast and the characters they played would be shown at the end, as in The Wizard of Oz, Mary Poppins, Oliver! and the 1964 Fail Safe. Two of the first major films to contain extensive closing credits - but almost no opening credits - were the blockbusters Around the World in 80 Days (1956) and West Side Story (1961). West Side Story showed only the title at the beginning of the film, and Around the World in 80 Days, like many films today, had no opening credits at all.
Glad to hear the person who requested this is on the path to full recovery.
Superb reaction to a still superb movie. Without confessing my age, I still enjoyed every bit of it after 25+ years of seeing it 😁
I realised when you referred to Gwen Stefani, that I actually think of this movie every time I hear her version - I recite this version of "If I were a rich man" in my head when I hear other versions such as Gwen Stefani's, it's so funny.
Eventhough this movie portrayed the Jewish culture in this form, there is so much that so many can relate to in terms of poverty, culture, struggles, etc. etc. even if you are not Jewish and I think that is also a reason why so many can enjoy this movie 🥰
The reason why they showed all the credits up front is because it made more sense. For such reasons as:
1) It made sure that people would see them. Nowadays, people get up & walk out of movies before the credits finish rolling so many who put so much work into the movie go unnoticed.
2) Like in symphonies, older movies had what was called an "Overture", which was a single tune that sampled bits of ALL of the tunes/songs in a movie, as a sort of introduction to all of the songs and music you would hear throughout the movie.
This 2nd reason is an important one because, the intro is a rather long piece (tune), which took a while, and they didn't want to play "dead air" (i.e., no visual) or stomp over the opening dialog, so the opening credits gave you something to do while the overture was being played.
thank you for explaining so eloquently what true faith actually means - a person of faith seeks divine guidance in all things every day of their lives - just saying 'I was born a Catholic. Or I was born a Jew. Or I was born a Muslim. - whatever' really means nothing. But when the divine relationship is a living reality, it becomes the most important part of one's identity. One would rather die than live without it - or to compromise it. But a year and a half ago, my employer demanded that I compromise my personal faith. I would not do it. Civil law and constitutional law was on my side. But that did not matter to my employer who thought they were my God. I was illegally terminated. I have been unemployed ever since.
Divine relationship is a living reality ❤❤❤❤ loved how you said that. I am so sorry about your termination. How are you?
As Jewish people we hang what's called a mezuzah on our door post and it has a little Torah portion (scripture) inside. We kiss it upon entering and exiting the home.
Fiddler is a symbol for Jewish tradition in this movie as Tyvie said in the beginning of the movie.
This movie reminds me so much of my dad. He’d been to see it on stage, when Zero Mostel starred, and he told me all about it. I personally think that Topol’s version of Rich Man is much better
My favorite line: God bless and keep the Czar...far away from us!
Molly Picon (Yente the Matchmaker) had a long history in theater, especially Yiddish theater.
''Fiddler..' has been performed all over the world, and the storyline resonates with each culture. i watched a documentary on the show's history and impact. Members of a Japanese cast felt that the story was 'so Japanese'.
We did a choral medley from 'Fiddler..' when I was in high school. The was a bit in the 'L'Chaim' section that I've never heard in any other version: 'Our great men have written words of wisdom to be used when hardships must be faced. Life obliges us with hardships so those words of wisdom shouldn't go to waste.'
This is Czarist Russia. The ruling family, the Romanovs, were so out of touch with their people that they didn't know or care about the poverty of the members of the Russian Orthodox faith, never mind the Jews. That was one catalyst for the Russian Revolution.
If I recall correctly, Fyedka, being a Christian, didn't have to leave. By leaving with Chava, he was able to show Tevye the depth of his love for Chava, and his respect for a culture not his own.
1:12:08 We can just hope that Chava and Fjedka or at least their children got out of Poland before 1933 - it wouldn't matter to the Nazis if Chava converted to Christianity, if she was born Jewish they'd consider her children and grandchildren jewish.
At least they showed what they believed by leaving that area.
Hoping that Tzeitel and Motel will be able to go to America in a little while.
Just finished watching this. Beautiful reaction. Interesting commentary. Thanks again for doing this.
Glad you enjoyed it
A masterpiece through and through
Such a great movie. Such a great stage show. I was Lazar Wolf (and Tevye's understudy) in a high school production all the way back in 1997. I would have taken over if the guy playing Tevye had shown up to one more rehearsal hungover. LOL
Voice Play has made a wonderful a capella version of this song. So talented. Please enjoy it, too.
May I suggest 2 movies that you might want to react to: The Trouble With Angels (Haley Mills & Rosalind Russell) and The Client ( Susan Sarandon & Tommy Lee Jones). I think you might like both.😊
One of my favorite musicals ❤.
My great grandfather immigrated from Russia with his family when he was a young boy. He's not Jewish, but from one of the German families that lived by the Volga River. The Russian authorities of the time were not kind to any outsiders. My great grandfather use to say "nothing good about Russia". The rulers of Russia have not been good to their citizens.
My best friend's family, who are Jewish, fled the USSR when she was 5. They're not fond of Russia either (they're Ukrainian).
I truly don't understand antisemitism. 😔
Anyway this movie is classic and timeless. I recommend it to anyone.
I’d like to watch this again before I watch alongside you. Been ages since I’ve seen it. But very fond memories and catchy songs- if I was a rich man....hope you enjoyed
My all time favorite musical. Love that you watched and reacted to it.
Fiddler on the Roof was set in 1905 in Imperial Russia - the area would be in Ukraine today near to modern day Poland.
At that time, no Rabbi would have married them, and with marriage, there had to be a church or there was no marriage - so she did the only thing she could in that time and place - the Russian Orthodox church would marry them IF she accepted being baptised. It was an impossible situation.
The other Russians in the village were of the Russian Orthodox faith, which has some similarities to Catholicism but like the other Orthodox faiths does not follow the Pope, or have its authority based in Rome and has different traditions for the sacraments.
This is a such a different movie. I really like it, and the songs! So many classics!!
I really loved your well-spoken and thoughtful take on this movie. It's been one of my favorites since my grandfather showed it to me when i was about 10 years old. I'm so glad you enjoyed it too!
I may or may not have been in a production of this musical in high school. 😏
On the door frame is a mezzuzah. It's a small ark, can be fancy or plain. It contains the 5 books of Moses on a tiny scroll. That's what they're all kissing when they come and go. Those are Russian soldiers.
To be specific, the verses "Hear, oh Israel: The Lord our God is one God." Followed by the command to keep these words on our doors.
@@zvimur 0h, cool. Thanks. Sorry. I'm reformed. i didn't know that much detail.
so, it's not always so clear, but Perchick is also jewish. however, he represents the more secular and far less orthodox type of jewish person
Amazing! Can't wait to see your next movie/musical reaction! My mom was in drama club in High School and loved every minute of it!
God Bless to you from my mom and I in So. CAL USA. Love your channels!
Hello Dolly and Phantom Of The Opera are 2 of my favorites!
Then again there are many many more musicals I could list but it would make my comment too long. LOL :)
43:34 He can talk his head off about politics and action but when it comes to speaking about what he feels for Hodel he's completely stumped.....it's actually kind of adorable.....
i think the biggest issue i have with religions is that they bind themselves in all these rules on how to be good. but always forget the MOST important rule. love. just love, no other rules matter if you can truly just love and so many people forget that one grand rule while they try and follow all the small ones. a just god, a loving god, a good god, doesnt care about what your diet is or what religion the people in your life are. they care that you love and are loved, that you show that love to the world and to everyone.
This is going to sound really off-topic, but sometimes when I think about the ending I think about Princess Anastasia. I think about how when I first heard about her I felt sorry for her and her family. And I still do. But I also remember that it was her father who caused a lot of suffering for a lot of people, Jewish people and Gentile people alike. And seeing the pogrom in this scene and the edict forcing them to leave I find myself wanted to half yell at the cartoon Anastasia I saw as a child 'Come see the misery your precious father made!'
I didn't even know Gwen Stefani covered this song.
I also suggets watching "Dr Zhivago" from 1965 the original with Omar Sharif and another good movie "Zorba the Greek" both have somewhat the same vibe to the Fiddler.
Julie christie is beautiful.
7:55, a few years ago listened to original Broadway recording..... The matchmaker was played by Beah Arthur (of the Golden Girls glory)!!😅
She was in the performance I saw on Broadway. Weirdly, years later I sang in a backup choir for her at a benefit.
The term "Christ Killers" was an anti-semitic slur against Jews, blaming them for the cruscifiction of Jesus (or Yeshua in Hebrew) as an excuse to be predjudice against them. These "Christians" missed several details. Firstly, Yeshua said "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. Secondly, it was only a small sect of Jews that picked a time where they could get away with it. Most Jews had nothing to do with it. Thirdly, several people seem to either not realise or forget that Yeshua was a Jew, and so were all the early Christians. In fact, Christianity was not a seperate thing from Judaism until the Roman Catholics made it a seperate thing from Judaism, seperate from Torah, mainly for political power. If you couldn't tell by now, I view the "two religions" to be one in the same, being fully Christian while still upholding the Torah. This is generally refered to as Messianic Judaism.
The popular play Fiddler on the Roof is set in Russia before the Russian Revolution, in an area in western Russia called The Pale of Settlement. This area was the only area in which Jews were allowed to permanently settle from 1791 to 1917. The year in which the events in the play supposedly take place is 1905.
24:04 It's the tradition of the village. They're very orthodox. Perchik is Jewish as well, he just doesn't agree with those particular rules of men and women not dancing together.
The fiddler represents tradition.
'If I was a rich 'girl' was a sample from a dance hall song from the nineties. Based on Fiddler on the Roof ofcourse!. Gwen Stefani is a big fan of dance hall and Ska and used the dance hall sample for her own song.
This is my all time favorite movie musical
Also I did see this onstage at the Fox Theater in Detroit with Topol playing Teyve
I am currenly writing a story about this movie. So that's why I randomly saw this video more than a year later.
I do not agree with many of your views, but glad I watched because I have understood a bit better what Tveyas deeper held beliefs may have been.
I hope for you and your childrens sake (if you have/will have any) none of them will leave your faith). Then again, you might change your views if you came face to face with it in your own life.
Its extremely heartbeaking if you've actually been through it like some of us.