Monday, March 21, 2011

Fiddler on the Roof, universal theme of adjusting to a changing world


This is a 1971 musical directed by Norman Jewison and starring Topol, Rosalind Harris, and Michele Marsh, that is well worth watching.

I saw this movie 40 years ago on a class trip to Radio City when I was in the 3rd grade and never forgot it.

It was a huge hi that year.

Don’t letting the setting, pre-revolution Russia, fool you. This flick hits on universal themes of love, bigotry, humor, marital relationships, and faith in God that applies to most people on one level or another. The characters are so richly drawn that you’ll get sucked into the story in very short order.