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Film

This is the Forward’s coverage of Jewish cinema, from Kubrick to Spielberg.

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125 greatest Jewish movie scenes
How Barbra Streisand remade the world for Jewish girls

In three scenes, the actor-singer-director formed new standards of beauty

By Carrie Rickey Jul 1, 2022 | 4 min read
125 greatest Jewish movie scenes
In ‘Call Me by Your Name,’ a scene of Jewish (and gay) discretion

Queerness and Jewishness — forms of Otherness — are overlapping identities in Luca Guadagnino's Italian film.

By Mira Fox Jul 1, 2022 | 2 min read
125 greatest Jewish movie scenes
How Ernst Lubitsch punched Hitler in the face

In an unforgettable scene in 'To Be or Not to Be,' a Polish actor gets the last laugh

By Jackson Arn Jul 1, 2022 | 4 min read
125 greatest Jewish movie scenes
How the most over-the-top bar mitzvah movie taught Jews who they shouldn’t be

'The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz' made Richard Dreyfuss into a star — just not a likable one

By Robin Washington Jul 1, 2022 | 3 min read
125 greatest Jewish movie scenes
Redeeming the girl in the red coat

The 'Schindler's List' scene has been accused of 'kitsch.' That's why it's so effective.

By Dan Friedman Jul 1, 2022 | 4 min read
125 greatest Jewish movie scenes
Over beers, a Hasidic widower challenges our assumptions

In a key scene in 'Menashe,' the lead character and his Latino co-workers connect across cultures

By Simi Horwitz Jul 1, 2022 | 2 min read
125 greatest Jewish movie scenes
Meet the prop maven who knows how to make any movie scene look Jewish

For more than 40 years, Suri Bieler has been defining what Jewish American life looks like on screen.

By Andrew Silverstein Jul 1, 2022 | 9 min read
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Ranking Mel Brooks' films from 11-to-1

By Dan Epstein Jun 28, 2022 | 7 min read

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