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One of the most important films in NCJF’s archive collection, The Light Ahead is arguably the finest of the four Yiddish films directed by Edgar G. Ulmer. Here, the director counterpoints his pastoral Green Fields to criticize the poverty and superstition that oppress a pair of star-crossed lovers.
The Light Ahead: Directed by Edgar G. Ulmer. With David Opatoshu, Helen Beverley, Isidore Cashier, Rosetta Bialis. In a small town in Russia in the 1880s, two young but poor lovers are helped by a wise old bookseller.
- (90)
- Drama
- Edgar G. Ulmer
- 1939-09-22
Made on the eve of World War II, The Light Ahead is at once romantic, expressionist, and painfully conscious of the danger about to engulf European Jews. Impoverished and disabled lovers Fishke and Hodel dream of life in the big city of Odessa, free from the poverty and stifling old-world prejudices of the shtetl.
Synopsis. The Light Ahead is possibly the greatest of Edgar G. Ulmer’s shtetl films. Here, the director counterpoints his pastoral Green Fields to criticize the poverty and superstition that oppress a pair of star-crossed lovers. Made on the eve of World War II, The Light Ahead is at once romantic, expressionist, and painfully conscious of ...
- Edgar G. Ulmer
THE LIGHT AHEAD. NEW ENGLAND PREMIERE OF NEW DIGITAL RESTORATION Q&A with NCJF Directors Sharon Pucker Rivo & Lisa Rivo. Directed by master of film noir Edgar G. Ulmer (Detour, Black Cat) on the eve of World War II, this 1939 Yiddish classic is revered as
WEST COAST PREMIERE | New 4K Digital Restoration. A classic by B-movie maverick Edgar G. Ulmer ( The Black Cat, Detour ), The Light Ahead is one of the finest examples of pre-WWII American Yiddish cinema.
The Light Ahead. 1hr 44mins. Directed by. Edgar G. Ulmer. Featuring. David Opatoshu, Helen Beverley, Isidore Cashier. Film Language. in Yiddish with English subtitles. Showtimes. New England Premiere of New Digital Restoration! Q&A with NCJF Directors Sharon Pucker Rivo & Lisa Rivo.
