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$10.00 (member) ; $15.00 (general admission)

Los Feliz 3 | 50th Anniversary!

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  • RELEASED IN: 1975
  • 89 MINUTES
  • DIRECTED BY: Joan Micklin Silver

ABOUT THE FILM:

In English and Yiddish with English subtitles.

Restored in 4K from the original negative of Joan Micklin Silver’s theatrical feature debut! Gitl (Carol Kane) and her son arrive on the lower East side of New York in 1896 to join her husband Jake (Steven Keats). While Jake, who has a job in a sweatshop and an English-speaking girlfriend, has completely embraced America, Gitl clings to her old country ways. Jake is embarassed to be seen with her as he struggles to assimilate by shedding his ethnic heritage. Gitl finds a way to become victor instead of victim.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Cohen Media Group

COUNTRY: USA