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The Klezmer Project

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A Jewish wedding cameraman falls in love with a klezmer clarinetist and pretends to be making a documentary in order to spend time with her. His fake project leads to a real journey through Eastern Europe in search of lost klezmer melodies and the remnants of Yiddish culture. A documentary-fiction hybrid. Winner of the Best First Feature Award at the Berlin Film Festival.
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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 falls in love with a klezmer clarinetist and pretends to be making a documentary in order to spend time with her. His fake project leads to a real journey through Eastern Europe in search of lost klezmer melodies and the remnants of Yiddish culture. A documentary-fiction hybrid. Winner of the Best First Feature Award at the Berlin Film Festival.
Director
Leandro Koch, Paloma Schachmann
Producer
Andrew Sala, Lukas Rinner, Sebastián Muro, Leandro Koch, Paloma Schachmann
Screenwriter
Leandro Koch, Paloma Schachmann
Distributor
Greenwich Entertainment
Production Co
Nabis Filmgroup, Nevada Cine
Genre
Documentary, Music, Adventure, Drama
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 25, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 25, 2025
Runtime
1h 57m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)