Kol Nidre

Overview

Famous for their role as young lovers two years previous in The Dybbuk, Polish husband-and-wife team Leon Liebgold and Lili Liliana are reunited as stars in Kol Nidre, a surprising mashup of romance, melodrama, comedy, and musical. The film tells the story of a girl (Liliana) who is torn between two lovers, using this premise to comment on the expectations surrounding gender, marriage, and the family in a time of generational uproar.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 7, 1939

Original language

Yiddish

Director

Joseph Seiden

Writer

Ben Gitlitz

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0031540