Green Fields (1937)
- 6.6
- 95 mins
- Comedy
Storyline
Ulmer's soulful, open-air adaptation of Peretz Hirshbein's classic play heralded the Golden Age of Yiddish cinema. When an ascetic young scholar ventures into the countryside, searching for the city of "true Jews," he learns some unexpected lessons from the Jewish peasants who take him in as a tutor for their children.—National Center for Jewish Film
Plot Keywords
student, farmer, farm girl, mother, daughter, neighbor, amusing, positive, tender, russia, countryside, farm, synagogue, city, judaism, country life, jealousy, travel, neighbors, love triangle, adventure, quest, love, rivalry, unknown era
Short Review
A positive look at how the ordinary Jew conducted himself in the Old Country.
Trailer
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