Directed by:
Robert LandCinematography:
Nicolas FarkasCast:
Oscar Beregi, Ferdinand Bonn, Isak Deutsch, Lilian Harvey, Albert Heine, Reinhold Häussermann, Ferdinand Mayerhofer, Alice Hetsey, Anny Hornik, Hans Thimig, Otto Schmöle, Eugen Preiß, Anton Pointner (more)Plots(1)
This film takes us on a journey into a Galician shtetl of the 19th century, recounting in a parable-like manner the fate of the horse trader Jehuda Nachmann and his catharsis after he strays from the straight and narrow. Nachmann does not take the Jewish commandments very seriously and thus earns the scorn of the father of a woman who took her own life because of his misconduct. He is cursed, and neither the passing of time nor new surroundings can stop the misfortune befalling him and his descendants... This is a film about guilt and forgiveness, and, at the same time, an extremely authentic portrayal of shtetl life. The production history is also interesting: Apparently, the film was financed through crowdfunding, initiated by the director himself. (Viennale)
(more)Cast
Oscar Beregi
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)
Ferdinand Bonn
West Germany
Best movies:
Svengali (1931)
The Great Desire (1930)
Lilian Harvey
UK
Best movies:
Three from the Filling Station (1930)
The Congress Dances (1931)
Reinhold Häussermann
German Empire
Ferdinand Mayerhofer
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The City Without Jews (1924)
Alice Hetsey
Austria-Hungary
Hans Thimig
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Story of Vickie (1954)
Heidi (1965)
Sodom and Gomorrah (1922)
Otto Schmöle
German Empire
Best movies:
Adorable Julia (1962)
The Last Ten Days (1955)
Der brave Soldat Schwejk (1960)
Anton Pointner
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1943)
Der große König (1942)
Olga Lewinsky
Austria
Ria Jászonyi
Austria-Hungary