The chosen / M. Riklis and Edie and Ely Landau present ; a Jeremy Paul Kagan film ; produced by Edie and Ely Landau ; screenplay by Edwin Gordon ; directed by Jeremy Paul Kagan ; Chosen Film Company.

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The story of two teenage boys living in Brooklyn in 1944 who become best friends despite huge differences in their upbringing. Danny is the son of an orthodox Hasidic Rabbi brought up to accept faith blindly. Reuven comes from a progressive Jewish family whose secular scholar father stands at the fo...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Chosen (Motion picture : 1981)
Main Author: Bernstein, Elmer (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Chosen Film (Firm)
Kanopy (Firm) (Film distributor)
Other Authors: Kagan, Jeremy Paul (Film director)
Gordon, Edwin, 1925- (Screenwriter)
Landau, Edie (Film producer)
Landau, Ely (Film producer)
Ornitz, Arthur J. (Arthur Jacob), 1916-1985 (director of photography.)
Schell, Maximilian (Actor)
Steiger, Rod, 1925-2002 (Actor)
Benson, Robby (Actor)
Miller, Barry, 1958- (Actor)
Potok, Chaim
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English, with optional English captions.
Published: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, [2016]
Subjects:
Potok, Chaim > Film adaptations.
Jewish teenagers > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
Male friendship > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
Fathers and sons > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
Hasidism > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
Zionism > New York (State) > New York > Public opinion > Drama.
Coming-of-age films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Coming-of-age films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource via Kanopy - MSU authorized users (kanopy)
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (107 min.)) : sound, color.
Format: Electronic Video
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Summary:
The story of two teenage boys living in Brooklyn in 1944 who become best friends despite huge differences in their upbringing. Danny is the son of an orthodox Hasidic Rabbi brought up to accept faith blindly. Reuven comes from a progressive Jewish family whose secular scholar father stands at the forefront of the battle for Israeli statehood. Danny's every moment is devoted to religious study, while Reuven plays jazz piano and is intensely interested in the changing world around him. Their family differences soon force both to make difficult choices.
Note:Originally released as a motion picture in 1981.
Based on the novel by Chaim Potok.
Call Number:PN1995.9.Y6 C56 2016 Online
Awards:Won 1981 Montréal World Film Festival, Best Actor.
Won 1981 Montréal World Film Festival, Grand Prix des Amériques.
Won 1987 Paris Film Festival Special Jury Prize.
Credits:Music, Elmer Bernstein ; director of photography, Arthur Ornitz ; editor, David Garfield.
Cast:
Maximilian Schell, Rod Steiger, Robby Benson, Barry Miller, Hildy Brooks, Kaethe Fine.
Source of Description:
Online resource; title from title frames.