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In die poylishe velder (1929)

In die poylishe velder poster
Directed by
Jonas Turkow
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
Poland
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film is set in mid 19th century Poland. It shows Jewish life in the town of Kotzk, including forest dwellers, Polish nobles, eccentric Hasidic Jews, and the 1863 uprising.

nostalgichistoricalgrittyslow-burnunsettlingatmosphericmelancholicquiet

What happens

In pojlisze welder (jiddisch אין פוילישע וועלדער, polnisch W lasach polskich, englisch In die poylishe velder) war ein jiddischsprachiger polnischer Film von 1929, nach dem Roman In den polnischen Wäldern (In pojlisze welder, 1921) von Josef Opatoschu. Der Film ist heute nicht mehr erhalten. Die Geschichte handelt vom jüdischen Leben im polnischen Kotzk Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts mit Waldjuden, polnischen Edelleuten, wunderlichen Chassidim und dem Aufstand von 1863. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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