This movie is based on a joke, which I will not tell--no spoiler here. But in getting to the punch line, the director grabs your attention with every scene, and the score (klezmer) carries you along on a total joy ride. It's in black and white (which is good, because the plot has to do with the color of a suit). It mostly has intertitles, like an old silent movie. The director immerses you in the old-timey streets of Brooklyn, where you are likely to see all sorts of odd characters on the same block: priests, rabbinical students, nuns, and traditional Muslim women in black. The clash of cultures leads to comedy. Excellent production values, vivid photography. Congratulations to the director on creating a small masterpiece.
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just lovely
Kirpianuscus8 March 2021
The story axis is a joke. The music and the cinematography are great. And the game of apparences - just brilliant. A film who propose nostalgia, smile, traditions, religion and black against blue navy. And, no doubts, a Jew tailor too... Latin. Short, just delightful. Or lovely, in this case their are synonimous.
nice
Kirpianuscus9 March 2021
The first virtue is the inspired craft. The second - the wise use of a joke. Not the last - the smart game of apparences. A film reminding old memories, giving a sort of innocence and being cool for the reference to Jew humor and Hasidic short tales.
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