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Año: 1939. Título original: The Light Ahead. Sinopsis: Rusia, siglo XIX. En una ciudad judía, caracterizada por su extrema pobreza, dos jóvenes, ella ciega y él cojo, intentan construir una relación sentimental en medio de los rumores de una epidemia de cólera.
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.
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.
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.
The Light Ahead is a film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer with David Opatoshu, Helen Beverly, Isidore Cashier, Rosetta Bialis .... Year: 1939. Original title: The Light Ahead. Synopsis:You can watch The Light Ahead through on the platforms:
With a screenplay by Chaver Paver based on the tales of Mendele Moykher-Sforim (played by Isidore Cashier), this love story set in the midst of an epidemic (what else?) becomes a startling allegory about superstition, ignorance, and the power of reason and kindness.
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...
