Rise and Fall of the Borscht Belt
1986 | 81m | English
Popularity: 0.5 (history)
| Director: | Peter Davis |
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| At its peak, one million New York Jews spent their summers in the Borscht Belt, the birthplace of Jewish-American iconoclastic humor. This film shows how these Catskills communities were run by women, and how class divisions were reflected in the resort hotels: upwardly-mobile hotel guests were entertained by a who's-who of talent, while in the bungalows, do-it-yourself burlesque and vaudeville reigned among the blue-collar families. This film is happy, humane, ironic, and, finally, bittersweet, as we see that today's Jews no longer share the tastes or aspirations of their parents. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 14, 1986 |
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| Director: | Peter Davis |
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| Genres: | Documentary |
| Keywords | catskills |
| Production Companies | Villon Films |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2025 Entered: May 06, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Joseph Wiseman | Self - Narrator (voice) |
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| Steven Murray | Music |
| Peter Davis | Director |
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| Peter Davis | Producer |
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