Film
The Dybbuk: Semi-Staged Reading
2021 · 1h 54m
On the day of her wedding, Leah is possessed by a dybbuk – the spirit of her former lover who died after learning of her engagement to another man.
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Overview
On the day of her wedding, Leah is possessed by a dybbuk – the spirit of her former lover who died after learning of her engagement to another man. Set in the vanished, mystically religious world of 19th-century Eastern European Hasidism, S. Ansky’s The Dybbuk is a complex and meticulously crafted tragedy in which two lovers, betrothed before birth and denied earthly communion, are ultimately bound together for all eternity. This semi-staged reading took take place at the Almeida, as part of Six Artists in Search of a Play.
Cast
Ilan Goodman
Joshua Higgott
David Horovitch
Sara Kestelman
Lilit Lesser
Elliot Levey
Andy Nyman
Jos Slovick
Esther Smith
Eleanor Wyld
Crew
- Audrey SheffieldDirector
- Sholom AnskyWriter
Media
Details
- Release date
- May 19, 2021
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
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