FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (1971) 9/10
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN. MY FAIR LADY. TOP HAT. THE MUSIC MAN. THE SOUND OF MUSIC. AN AMERICAN IN PARIS. THE WIZARD OF OZ. GIGI. WEST SIDE STORY. It's easy to name the classic musicals before 1970, but after... what we have of good... CABARET... ALL THAT JAZZ... HAIR... of course, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. This may be one of the last great musicals, maybe the last, because all the musicals that came after it were really different from the old ones. Coincidence or not, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, directed with maestry by Norman Jewison and starring Topol, in a joyous performance as Tevye, is about tradition.
FIDDLER is about the fight between the traditional values and the new ones. But it's not just an uplifting story; it's bittersweet, even depressing at times. In fact, I like this film so much because I felt every kind of emotion while watching it: happiness, fun, excitement, sadness... It's a complete film, one that touches you deep inside.
The cinematography is gorgeous, the visuals are great and the songs are excellent. I highly recommend this film. It closed the door for the old fashioned musicals, but it was time. Audiences needed something new, but the musical genre isn't a favorite nowadays. I hope that MOULIN ROUGE, the best movie of 2001 so far, opens the door for a new kind of musical.
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN. MY FAIR LADY. TOP HAT. THE MUSIC MAN. THE SOUND OF MUSIC. AN AMERICAN IN PARIS. THE WIZARD OF OZ. GIGI. WEST SIDE STORY. It's easy to name the classic musicals before 1970, but after... what we have of good... CABARET... ALL THAT JAZZ... HAIR... of course, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. This may be one of the last great musicals, maybe the last, because all the musicals that came after it were really different from the old ones. Coincidence or not, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, directed with maestry by Norman Jewison and starring Topol, in a joyous performance as Tevye, is about tradition.
FIDDLER is about the fight between the traditional values and the new ones. But it's not just an uplifting story; it's bittersweet, even depressing at times. In fact, I like this film so much because I felt every kind of emotion while watching it: happiness, fun, excitement, sadness... It's a complete film, one that touches you deep inside.
The cinematography is gorgeous, the visuals are great and the songs are excellent. I highly recommend this film. It closed the door for the old fashioned musicals, but it was time. Audiences needed something new, but the musical genre isn't a favorite nowadays. I hope that MOULIN ROUGE, the best movie of 2001 so far, opens the door for a new kind of musical.