The Fiddle (Der Fidl) (2018)

On a lonely slanted roof, a hunched figure plays the fiddle. His soulful music finds its way into the simple homes of the people of Anatevka. But this fiddler did not always sit on the roof... See full summary »

Director:

Asher Schwartz

Writer:

Asher Schwartz (created by)

Star:

Mike Burstyn

Cast

Credited cast:
Mike Burstyn	...	Sholom

Storyline

On a lonely slanted roof, a hunched figure plays the fiddle. His soulful music finds its way into the simple homes of the people of Anatevka. But this fiddler did not always sit on the roof. Come to think of it, he didn't always have a fiddle to play either. Based on Sholem Aleichem's short story "The Fiddle", this is the story of Sholom, the boy that was destined to become the fiddler on the roof.

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Plot Keywords:

yiddish | shtetl | fiddle | anatevka | jewish | 

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Genres:

Animation | Short

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Israel

Language:

English Yiddish

Release Date:

3 June 2018 (Israel)

Filming Locations:

Ashkelon, Israel

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

MZC Studio, MZC Studios, Sapir Academic Campus School of Film & Television Studies

Technical Specs

Runtime:

9 min (original)

Sound Mix:

Stereo (2.0) Dolby (Surround 5.1)

Color:

Color (H.264)

Aspect Ratio:

16 : 9

Did You Know?

Trivia

The end-credits shot of "The Fiddle" is a homage to the opening-credits shot of Fiddler on the Roof (1971) .

User Reviews

This movie is just wonderful

The story of the film is really interesting, and the animation looks very invested and magnifisent, definitely good.

This idea of a story before the fiddler on the roof seems a really fantastic idea!