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DIVAN

Director:

  Pearl Gluck
  

Year Released:

  2003

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

4.5 out of 5

3 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Pearl Gluck
  Pearl's Parents
  Pearl's Extended Family
  Pearl's New York Friends
  + The Kossonye Rebbes
Movie Haiku:Jewish intellectual from a Hasidic family creates a future for herself that honors her past even while acknowledging the pain & rage which result from being banished by traditionalists who reject her for her choices. A resonate story for tribe members like Jan but too much insider baseball for Rich.

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  Yes

Jewish content?

  Yes

Haiku Posted:

  2004