Sabbath in Paradise (1997)

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The Radical Jewish Culture movement flowered in the East Village of lower Manhattan during the early '90s, and embodied a successful attempt to link Jewish work in the creative arts (such as music, painting and sculpture) with extreme leftwing social activism. With her 1997 documentary Sabbath in Paradise, German filmmaker Claudia Heuermann pulls from several resources, including interviews with the movers and shakers in this movement and electrifying concert clips, to weave together a portrait of this exciting ethno-cultural phenomenon. Participants include: Jon Madof, Jamie Saft, Steve Bernstein, Shanir Blumenkranz and many others. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

Director(s):: Claudia Heuermann

Format(s):: DVD
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Theatrical Feature Running Time:: 85 mins

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Director(s):: Claudia Heuermann

Producer(s):: Claudia Heuermann

Categories:: Documentary

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	Tammy Q.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

It's an interesting exploration of how "traditional" Jewish music came to be. However, these talented musicians, mostly, were out to be edgy for edginess' sake, rather than making music worth listening to. Honks, squawks and power-chord strumming that would make a head-banger guffaw are great for foley artists or soundtracks, but it's terrible to listen to repeatedly. Orchestral music that involves pounding one's fists on the keyboard is bad music, and so is a lot of the Beatnik-esque improv these cats cook up.

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