The Comedians

2000 · 82 MIN · IMDB 8.2 · 91 VOTES · DIR. Arnon Goldfinger

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Overview

A documentary on the life and career of Yiddish actor Pasach Burstein and his family.

Dialogue Timeline — 374 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:01 The National Authority of Yiddish Culture
00:01:52 "Come here, come to us."
00:03:06 "I'm leaving my Daddy
00:04:32 He wandered with different troupes
00:07:08 They use to get dressed and put fancy hats.
00:12:03 "A Polish Wedding".
00:16:32 Pesachk'e went on a world tour.
00:20:02 "All my life, mother
00:21:37 in Lemberg. At the end of his tour of a certain area
00:23:10 Two men came to me and said:
00:25:33 "Mr Burstein, what are you doing here?"
00:29:41 "This apple from the tree
00:41:54 "Let's sing, brothers
00:43:37 "Come back to your bride, Feigel'e
00:45:05 meaning Yiddish.
00:46:13 that those who fought against the Yiddish were
00:52:51 "What a life, so good and fine Nothing like Rumanian wine...
00:59:37 Just like I used to
01:04:14 "Becker, do you know who's here tonight?"
01:05:26 At a press conference in the little Jewish town
01:06:40 And they bring him in, dancing all together.
01:10:02 "Then I'm getting appalled
01:17:03 "A Village Wedding".
01:19:23 English: Nurith Yehudai

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed374
Dialogue density4.6 lines / min
First line00:00:01
Final line01:19:23

Production Record

DirectorArnon Goldfinger
LanguageHebrew
IMDb votes91