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The Klezmer Project

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A Jewish wedding cameraman who feels rejection towards his family's religion, falls in love with a Klezmer clarinet player and makes up a documentary on that music to spend time with her. This takes them on a journey through Eastern Europe in search of the lost Klezmer melodies guarded by the Roma gypsies who lived together with the Jews before the war.

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Nora Lee Mandel Maven's Nest Argentinian debut directors Leandro Koch and Paloma Schachmann set off on an unconventional and amusing search for their Ashkenazi Jewish identity through fictional and documentary traces of klezmer music, Yiddish language, and their relationship. Rated: 7/10 Feb 9, 2024 Full Review Diego Batlle Otroscines.com The Klezmer Project gifts us an internal and external journey in search of the roots of a lost paradise. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 3.5/5 Nov 28, 2023 Full Review Hector A. Gonzalez InSession Film Koch and crew manage to mostly pull it off, taking the viewer on a journey filled with scrutiny and intrigue on a topic most of us know little to nothing about. Rated: B Jul 19, 2023 Full Review Sarah Manvel Critic's Notebook Not a total success, but it’s so interesting it doesn’t matter. Mar 9, 2023 Full Review Laura N. Vitali EscribiendoCine Leandro Koch and Paloma Schachmann create, write, film, edit, and star in this search that relates to reclaiming roots and identity. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 8/10 Mar 1, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A Jewish wedding cameraman who feels rejection towards his family's religion, falls in love with a Klezmer clarinet player and makes up a documentary on that music to spend time with her. This takes them on a journey through Eastern Europe in search of the lost Klezmer melodies guarded by the Roma gypsies who lived together with the Jews before the war.
Director
Leandro Koch, Paloma Schachmann
Producer
Andrew Sala, Lukas Rinner, Sebastián Muro, Yael Svoboda, Leandro Koch, Paloma Schachmann
Screenwriter
Leandro Koch, Paloma Schachmann, Leandro Koch, Paloma Schachmann
Production Co
Nabis Filmgroup, Nevada Cine
Genre
Romance, Music, Adventure, Documentary, Drama
Original Language
Yiddish
Runtime
1h 57m