Fiddler on the Roof (film)
- Chaim Topol: Tevye
- Norma Crane: Golde
- Rosalind Harris: Tzeitel
- Michele Marsh: Hodel
- Neva Small: Chava
- Leonard Frey: Motel Kamzoil
- Molly Picon: Jente
- Paul Mann: Lazar Wolf
- Ray Lovelock: Fedja
Fiddler on the Roof is a film by director Norman Jewison in 1971 The drama / musical is based on the eponymous musical Fiddler on the Roof ( Original title: " Fiddler on the Roof ")..
Action
The story is set in the village of Anatevka in Ukraine in 1905. Lives in the village of a Jewish community that places great value on tradition. The milkman Tevye, his wife Golde and their five daughters in poverty. Despite the threat of pogroms in Tsarist Russia Tevye retained its courage and humor.
Tevyes tradition-conscious way of life falters when the three oldest of his daughters are of marriageable age. Since he has five daughters, Tevye must be drawn the first three. His daughters hot Tzeitel, Hodel, Chava, Shprintze and Bielke. Actually should Yente, the matchmaker, give them a suitable husband, Tevye promises his oldest daughter Tzeitel even the wealthy butcher Lazar Wolf, as these it opened, that she has with her childhood friend, the poor tailor Mottel, engaged. Hodel, the second eldest daughter, falls in love with Perchik the student from Kiev, receives the Tevye as a tutor for his daughters. Perchik has revolutionary ideas and is arrested for it. The third oldest daughter Chava finally wants to marry a non-Jewish young Russians.
Tevye struggles with the marriage of his daughters wishes, weighs in cryptic monologues the pros and cons from. He witnessed the questioning of its tradition, but consents to the marriage Tzeitels with Mottel and leaves, although there it is difficult to draw Hodel. Chava, however, violating and forgives her until the very end.
At the beginning of the film, the relationship between Jews and the soldiers of the Tsar is a relaxed. This worsens the course of action and thus reflects the former reality. The political pressure of the Tsar is increasing more and more, until the Jews were expelled from the village of Anatevka at the end.
Songs
- Tradition
- Matchmaker, Matchmaker
- If I Were a Rich Man
- Sabbath Prayer
- To Life
- Miracle of Miracles
- Tevye 's Dream
- Sunrise, Sunset
- Bottle Dance
- Now I Have Everything
- Do You Love Me?
- Far from the Home I Love
- Little Bird, Little Chavela ( Little sparrow, little Chavela )
- Fiddler on the Roof
German version
The German dubbed version is based on the German stage version of Rolf Merz. The main characters speak and sing Yossi Yadin as Tevye, Lya Dulizkaya as Golde, Peter Fröhlich as Mottel, Eva fungus as Tzeitel, Hodel Sigrun Kiesewetter, Inge Bruck as Chava, Erik Jelde as Lazar Wolf and Alice Franz as Yente. The conductor took Bert reason. The German version was released with this lineup as a double album on vinyl.
Awards
Academy Awards 1972
The film won three Oscars for:
- Best Sound: Gordon K. McCallum, David Hildyard
- Best Original Score: John Williams
- Best Cinematography: Oswald Morris
In addition, the film has gotten into the following five categories nomination
- Best Actor: Topol ( " Tevye " )
- Best Supporting Actor: Leonard Frey ( " Motel " )
- Best Art Direction: Robert F. Boyle, Michael Stringer; Set Decoration: Peter Lamont
- Best Director: Norman Jewison
- Best Picture: Norman Jewison
British Society of Cinemotographers 1971
- Best Cinematography Award: Oswald Morris
David di Donatello Awards 1972
- David for Best Foreign Actor: Topol
Golden Globes 1972
- Best Motion Picture - Musical / Comedy
- Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical / Comedy: Topol
Motion Picture Sound Editors 1972
- Best Sound Editing - Dialogue