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One of the most important films in NCJF’s archive collection, The Light Ahead is arguably the finest of the four Yiddish films directed by Edgar G. Ulmer. Here, the director counterpoints his pastoral Green Fields to criticize the poverty and superstition that oppress a pair of star-crossed lovers.
The Light Ahead: Directed by Edgar G. Ulmer. With David Opatoshu, Helen Beverley, Isidore Cashier, Rosetta Bialis. In a small town in Russia in the 1880s, two young but poor lovers are helped by a wise old bookseller.
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- Drama
- Edgar G. Ulmer
- 1939-09-22
Made on the eve of World War II, The Light Ahead is at once romantic, expressionist, and painfully conscious of the danger about to engulf European Jews. Impoverished and disabled lovers Fishke and Hodel dream of life in the big city of Odessa, free from the poverty and stifling old-world prejudices of the shtetl.
WEST COAST PREMIERE | New 4K Digital Restoration. A classic by B-movie maverick Edgar G. Ulmer ( The Black Cat, Detour ), The Light Ahead is one of the finest examples of pre-WWII American Yiddish cinema.
© 2024 Google LLC. The Light Ahead/Fishke der KrumerRestored with new English subtitles by The National Center for Jewish...
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- The National Center for Jewish Film
Made on the eve of World War II, The Light Ahead is at once romantic, expressionist, and painfully conscious of the danger about to engulf European Jews. Impoverished and disabled lovers Fishke and Hodel dream of life in the big city of Odessa, free from the poverty and stifling old-world prejudices of the shtetl.
Movie Info. In 19th-century Russia, a wise bookseller (Isidore Cashier) comes to the aid of two lovers (David Opatoshu, Helen Beverly). Genre: Drama. Original Language: Yiddish. Director: Henry...
- Drama
