Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles (2019)

Country: USA
Director: Max Lewkowicz
Production Co: Roadside Attractions
Genre: Documentary, Music
Rating: 7.3/10
Length: 92 mins

Storyline

The origin story behind one of Broadway's most beloved musicals, Fiddler on The Roof, and its creative roots in early 1960s New York, when "tradition" was on the wane as gender roles, sexuality, race relations and religion were evolving.

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Short Review

While never preachy, the director Max Lewkowicz nonetheless makes the case that Fiddler remains a vital and urgent piece of art about refugees, intolerance and the perennial clash of modernity with, yep, sing it with me, tradition!