Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer
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Directed by | Direct Cinema (television) |
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Running time | 58 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Isaac in America: A Journey With Isaac Bashevis Singer is a 1986 documentary made by director Amram Nowak and producer Kirk Simon.[1] It was broadcast on the PBS series American Masters.
Summary
The
From the documentary the viewer is able to see that Singer's personality matches his unconventional and unique written works. His office is filled with diplomas and awards, but Singer is well aware that the events of his life could have turned out in a very different manner. Born in 1902 in a small, Yiddish-speaking town not far from
Singer spent the majority of his life in America, yet he and his work were strongly affected by his
Singer reads excerpts from the above-mentioned short story and goes into details about it, he even shares self-effacing anecdotes and very intimate memories. The author goes so far as to revisit the characters and places that appeared in the work many years ago; Singer is both surprised and saddened by how they have been changed by time. The viewer is offered a rare glimpse of Singer in his apartment on the Upper West Side of Manhattan; his office is so full of books and documents that there is barely any space to move about. However, Singer is not bothered by the disarray. “Chaos is not really ugly,” he explains, “The chaos was before the world was created. Before God said, 'Let there be light,' there was chaos.” And because of this logic, he sees no reasoning in tidying up the clutter.
The documentary takes a strict approach when Singer discusses his writing, making him a valuable asset for up-and-coming writers. The author is also filmed in a classroom, where he
The film premiered at the
Notes
- ^ "Amram Nowak". IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
- ^ "NY Times: Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
References
- Maslin, Janet (2011). "Isaac Bashevis Singer: Isaac in America". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
- "Isaac in America: A Journey With Isaac Bashevis Singer". TurnerClassicMovies.com. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
External links
- Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer at American Masters
- Library of America: Exhibition: Isaac Bashevis Singer's Life in America Archived 2017-01-26 at the Wayback Machine
- Library of America: Isaac in America Synopsis
- Isaac in America page at Internet Movie Database
- Isaac in America review at The Jewish Channel
- Overview at Jewish Heritage Video Collection