The last klezmer DVD 1994 Leopold Kozlowski - His life and his music / Directed by Yale Strom / Documentary about klezmer musician

UPC 717119338848

ISBN: 157304885

REGION 1 NTSC DVD  

MADE IN USA

AUDIO: English-Polish-Yiddish-Russian 2.0

SUBTITLES: English

!!! USED VERY GOOD !!!

Total Runtime: 84 minutes

English Summary:

Klezmer music, sometimes called Jewish "soul" music, has a rich and lengthy past, and now, a revitalized future. This festive Jewish band music originated in pre-World War II Poland, but now resonates in a cultural and musical revival all across America. THE LAST KLEZMER looks at one of the pioneers of this music, a remarkable, 69-year-old man named Leopold Kozlowski. An actor and musical consultant in Steven Spielberg's SCHINDLER'S LIST, Kozlowski is the last active Klezmer musician trained in the original, prewar tradition.

This spirited documentary follows Kozlowski as he returns, for the first time in fifty years, to the Polish village where he was raised. Though his parents were killed by the Nazis, and he himself spent much of the war in concentration camps, Kozlowski emerged from the experience devoted to keeping alive his cultural heritage and Klezmer music. As this charming and moving film shows, both Kozlowski and his music have survived and remain vibrant and inspiring.

Special Features:
- Deleted Scenes
- Theatrical Trailer
- Scene Selections
- Enhanced for 16x9 TVs
- Optional English subtitles

Polish composer Leopold Kozlowski tells his stories in this documentary. Klezmer music consists of those folk tunes most frequently heard at Jewish weddings; it is experience a revival in America and Europe. Kozlowski knows a lot about this genre. He also knows a lot about Jewish customs in his native Poland. On film he spins his old yarns about life during the Nazi occupation. He speaks of the resistance and of life in the concentration camps. The one thing lacking in the documentary are sufficient examples of the composer's music.