In Search of Ladino

Overview

In Search of Ladino follows Ladino speakers, their culture, their memories and hopes for their mother tongue. This unique film is one of the earliest works presenting Ladino-speaking Holocaust survivors in Israel, and it provides rare documentation of their testimonies and songs. Filmmaker David Perlov’s camera glances on the faces of the people, as he listens carefully to their stories and songs. The film was meant to be part of a trilogy about languages: Hebrew, Yiddish and Ladino, but Perlov only managed to make the first film.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 2, 1981

Original language

Hebrew

Spoken languages

Hebrew

Production

Israel Film Service

Cast

Yaakov Malkin

Director

David Perlov

Writer

David Schütz

Producer

Yigal Efrati,David Schütz

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt7325984