Thank you for this, Fiddler on the Roof, is my favorite film. I absolutely love musicals! I was totally shocked to find out that Hello Dolly, was not a hit. I love it, it's in my top 5 favs. We just lost Topol at the beginning of the month 3/8/23, may he rest in Peace.🌹

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Excellent job! I remember my grandfather taking me to see "Fiddler" in one of those old movie palaces with statues and a ceiling filled with stars. It was magical. I cried like a baby at the end of act 1 and at the finale. I would love to see your take on "Jesus Christ Superstar".

Very interesting and right on the money. I don’t know how old you but one of the first movies I remember seeing was The Music Man. From there I fell in love with film and musicals in particular. I well recall the huge successes and box office disappointments of the 60s, as well as the emergence of the New Hollywood. Seeing Fiddler on the Roof in 1971 with relatives brings a huge smile comes to my face. My uncle Louis was much like Tevye and his unabashed reactions watching the film was a prime example of how a movie could touch one’s soul. I don’t know how many times my aunt told him to shush. I will say one thing, whether successful financially or not, I’m glad all those films were made and around today. Whether liked or not, they show a quality of filmmaking and artistry that has been lost.

I LOVE THIS MOVIE ITS A CLASSIC AN AMAZING PIECE OF CINEMA LOVE THE STORY AND THE MUSIC IS JUST OUT OF THIS WORLD R I P TOPAL 🙏💙

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You 're so right in your praise of the movie (and its place in cinema), and I want to study it more closely now. I love the context you provide and how you show the interconnectedness of the musical and non-musical films surrounding it. Most of all you bring home the heroic knowing and understanding Norman Jewison possessed!

I didn't know Fiddler was released after Dolly - what a nice send-off to the genre. Great video!

Thanks for the information. Fiddler on the roof is my number one favourite movie untill now. I never get bore to watch it .And the main reason I really enjoy is Tevye. Also Mr Chaim Topol really great make that character so alive.

What a terrific video and topic. Loved it!

Insanely well researched video. Subbed! Hope your channel grows quickly.

Excellent job on covering the rich & complex context as well as the powerful details of this classic film of a uniquely beloved & perrennial musical. This should become required watching in film history coursss.

You've earned my subscription in just one video. Well done.

Thank you. Great analysis. Addendum: although the film is comparatively "muted" in its cinematography, the use of colour is arguably more naturally "heightened" (if that makes sense).

I love him in Fiddler.

I dare say Fiddler on the Roof is not just a stand alone musical masterpiece, but creates a place as one of the greatest Cinematic masterpieces of all time. I guess you can tell I LOVE IT!!

What a great presentation!!! Thank you!!!!

Babble aside, i as gentile Catholic kid with 1920s parents grew up on Musicals and this is one of the best. I love Topals performance and movie critics are erudite kill joys.

Shank "New Hollywood" this movie is a total classic, brilliant!

Fiddler on the Roof stands done - as much as I love westside fair lady or sounds of music -Fiddler on the Roof has a heart like no other film

Excellent video!

Thanks.

I’m surprised Camelot was such a box office flop, it’s one of my favorite films and was beautifully made with a fantastic cast.

Tradition! Tradition!

This film is part of my DNA.

So, what went wrong with PAINT YOUR WAGON (1969) ? Most of what you said about FIDDLER can apply to WAGON : real sets, realism of the cinematographic look, mix of drama and humour, modern topic (A woman with two husbands !)....etc

Fiddler on the Roof wasn't the only big successful musical movie released in 1971. It was also the year of Bedknobs & Broomsticks, which was initially conceived as a lavish Roadshow musical in the vein of Hello Dolly and Oliver! Bedknobs is even a magpie of a musical in so much as how much of its content was lifted from other musical movies prior. Willy Wonka did flop though.

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I wouldn't be too rough on Rodgers and Hammerstein. Instead, think of R&H as pioneers for paving the way for the New Hollywood. Can the author of this post say ''South Pacific'' didn't confront racism as a major theme, especially with the song, ''You've Got to be Carefully Taught?'' All through,first the play and later the film, Nellie Forbush and Lt. Cable are forced to examine their souls for the ways THEY we're taught. When Dick Rodgers and Oscar Hammerrstein presented their adaptation of James Michener's book, ''Tales of the South Pacific,'' producers of the play wanted to cut ''You've Got to be Carefully Taught '' R&H said the song stayed in. I understand the enthusiasm for the demise of the Hayes Code. I was a young man back then and my desire for intellectual freedom as well as a bow to horniness was accepted with gratitude and a call to action. However, as we are also taught, let's not turn to stereotypes, for that, too, is intellectual dishonesty. Rodgers and Hammerstein we're far from a trip into bubble gum.

The ultra Orthodox Jewish community still does arranged marriages. The key difference is that the couple has veto power. They meet once (maybe twice) and talk. If they don’t feel right it goes back to the community matchmaking system.

I LOVED Camelot! It was a flop?!

Oliver! won best picture for 1968 and made $77 million against a $10 million budget.

26:06 “If we look at three major movie musical releases …” … they’re all Jewish-themed? 😃

funny enough that way of life is died nobody does that stuff anymore