Lamed wow (1925)

- Original title
- Lamedvovnik
- Directed by
- Henryk Szaro
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Poland
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This silent film from 1925 draws on the legend of the 36 righteous people who, according to Jewish tradition, sustain the world through their goodness. It follows one such hidden righteous person in a Polish community.
mythicserenemoralhistoricalquietearneststylizedcontemplative
What happens
Lamed wow (jiddisch דער למד וואוו'ניק, polnisch Jeden z 36) ist ein jüdischer Stummfilm von 1925 aus Polen in Jiddisch. Er basiert auf der Legende der 36 Gerechten und ist Teil der in den 1920er-Jahren in Polen einsetzenden technischen Revolution, während derer viele polnische Filme in für damalige Zeiten außergewöhnlich hoher Qualität produziert wurden. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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