Saying Kaddish (1991)
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Portrays the experience of the Roth family when Rachel Roth dies of cancer at age 59. She leaves behind an immediate family consisting of her husband and two daughters. The film focuses on the pain and searching of the Roth family, particularly on the tensions between the demands of Jewish traditions and their own needs during Shiva, the seven day mourning period following the burial. The film is designed to stimulate discussion of the interplay between individuals and communities, and the rituals they practice during a period of suffering and crisis.
- Release date
- March 3, 1991
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Tovah Feldshuh
- Dan Frazer as Uncle Manny
- Star Jasper
- Jordan Lage as Jack's colleague
- Phyllis Newman as Lynn
- Stephen Pearlman as Jack
Crew
- Oren Rudavsky · Director
- Debbie Goodstein · Writer
- Nessa Rapoport · Writer
- Victoria Larimore · Producer
- Oren Rudavsky · Producer
- Elizabeth Swados · Composer
- Henry Cline · Cinematographer
- Richard Smigielski · Editor