Isn't it funny that the scene ends with Tevye being annoyed by the man his daughter wanted to marry and getting along with the man she ended up marrying?
Every ounce of this movie is dripping with charisma. Topol is obviously a treasure, but really the entire cast is so fantastic. Barry Dennen as the constantly-correcting-Mendel is such a perfect foil for Topol's charming, folky, and easily aggravated charisma. Michael Glaser's earnest idealism in the future of a socialist revolution really sets the stage for this time and place and collision of worlds old and new in just 3 characters. In just these 3, we have a microcosm of the themes of the film, Perchik is the new, Mendel is the old, and Tevye is the folks caught in the middle, just trying to live.
And only one daughter married a Christian and left with all the others at the end. Her Christian husband says he will not stay where his wife’s people are not welcome.
I love the interactions in this scene, because Perchik is meant to represent new ideas while Mendel (the rabbi's son) represents tradition. In Matchmaker, Hodel sings "For Papa, make him a scholar", which is something both men are. She's stated to have interest in Mendel also, and in my opinion that interest isn't entirely one-sided, given how Mendel hangs around Tevye even after he's gotten his milk and the other men have left. He'd have more choice about his marriage as the rabbi's son, and at Tzeitel and Motel's wedding, he's shocked by the idea of Hodel breaking tradition to dance with Perchik. Tevye, however, tells him to go away and offers to let Perchik stay with them for the summer, effectively sealing Hodel's fate by introducing her to the man she'll end up marrying.
So sad to report that Alfie Scopp, seen here playing the newspaper-bearing Avram, has recently passed away. He was an English-born Canadian actor who worked mostly in television series, including as a voice actor.
"Where does the book say that?"
"Alright, alright, it doesn't exactly say that, but somewhere it says something about a chicken"
Notice how the last two men by Tevye is the Rabbi's son, who Hodel wanted, and Perchik, the man she marries.
Isn't it funny that the scene ends with Tevye being annoyed by the man his daughter wanted to marry and getting along with the man she ended up marrying?
Every ounce of this movie is dripping with charisma. Topol is obviously a treasure, but really the entire cast is so fantastic. Barry Dennen as the constantly-correcting-Mendel is such a perfect foil for Topol's charming, folky, and easily aggravated charisma. Michael Glaser's earnest idealism in the future of a socialist revolution really sets the stage for this time and place and collision of worlds old and new in just 3 characters. In just these 3, we have a microcosm of the themes of the film, Perchik is the new, Mendel is the old, and Tevye is the folks caught in the middle, just trying to live.
And only one daughter married a Christian and left with all the others at the end. Her Christian husband says he will not stay where his wife’s people are not welcome.
I love the interactions in this scene, because Perchik is meant to represent new ideas while Mendel (the rabbi's son) represents tradition. In Matchmaker, Hodel sings "For Papa, make him a scholar", which is something both men are. She's stated to have interest in Mendel also, and in my opinion that interest isn't entirely one-sided, given how Mendel hangs around Tevye even after he's gotten his milk and the other men have left. He'd have more choice about his marriage as the rabbi's son, and at Tzeitel and Motel's wedding, he's shocked by the idea of Hodel breaking tradition to dance with Perchik. Tevye, however, tells him to go away and offers to let Perchik stay with them for the summer, effectively sealing Hodel's fate by introducing her to the man she'll end up marrying.
the men’s attitude towards the tzar is such a mood
Abram is like my dad. He has to tell you “everything”. I’m like “dad get to the point”
"Well someplace it says something about a chicken!" 😂😂😂
And so today ..Jews in Ukraine are seeing the same thing ….ohhh God help the people of Ukraine..Jews and others ..
"That was
“Girls are people too!”
" A Radical"
TEVYE: “I have 5 daughters.”
1:28
''Well, for a man with a slow tongue he talked a lot''
"Maybe the czar wanted their land..."
So sad to report that Alfie Scopp, seen here playing the newspaper-bearing Avram, has recently passed away. He was an English-born Canadian actor who worked mostly in television series, including as a voice actor.
"it's a blessing for me to give" that's one to take for your life
I love the little theological jokes in this movie, as well as the political comedy. This movie is one of the best ones out there.