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Tuesday, July 15 MY MEXICAN SHIVA (Morirse Está En Hebreo) 8:45 PM, Little Theatre Alexandro Springall, 2006, 95 min., Mexico, Spanish/Yiddish/Hebrew with English subtitles When Moishe Tartakovsky, exuberant patriarch of a Mexico City family, dies of a heart attack in the middle of a raucous mariachi party, he leaves behind a large and complicated web of secrets that must be untangled over the course of his seven-day shivah (the prescribed mourning period in Jewish custom). In this sly and charming dysfunctional-family drama, the comically unraveling shivah will serve to account for the life of the deceased, as well as those left behind. The film is based on a story by Ilan Stavans who appeared at the 2005 Rochester Jewish Book Festival, and features an original score by the Klezmatics. Grand Prix of the Jury - Montreal World Film Festival; Official Selection - Palm Springs International Film. Warning: Brief nudity Generously underwritten by Brighton Memorial Chapel. Back to FILM FESTIVAL SCHEDULE » |
MY MEXICAN SHIVA ..."A mariachi party and a shiva - together at last! ...a great celebration of life." Rita Rudnick, rjff since 2008 |