'IN THE SHOES OF SHOLOM ALEICHEM' Screening to Tribute Theodore Bikel in L.A.
Theo's latest, and last, film, called THEODORE BIKEL: IN THE SHOES OF SHOLOM ALEICHEM, will be showing simultaneously at four Laemmle Theatres in Los Angeles on October 19th at 7:30 PM and on October 20th at 1pm, with a special screening, dedicated to this legendary thespian on October 19th at 7:30 pm at the newly reopened Laemmle Ahrya (previously the Fine Arts) in Beverly Hills.
The evening will serve as the first public memorial for Theo, with special greetings and a chance to raise a glass and toast Theo during a post screening reception. Theo considered this autobiographical film, which has been showing with great success at film festivals in the US and abroad, to be his crowning achievement. Please join Theo's colleagues and the theatre community for a memorable experience.
For tickets ($10, $12, $15), additional locations and times, visit www.laemmle.com/films/39526.
THEODORE BIKEL: IN THE SHOES OF SHOLOM ALEICHEM combines Bikel's charismatic storytelling and masterful performances with a broader exploration of Shalom Aleichem's remarkable life and work. A pioneer of modern Jewish literature who championed and luxuriated in the Yiddish language, Sholom Aleichem created dozens of indelible characters. His Tevye the Milkman, Motl the Cantor's Son, and Menachem Mendl -- "shtetl Jews" for whom humor and pathos were two sides of the same Yiddish coin -- remain invaluable windows into pre-war Eastern European Jewish life, real and imagined. Portraits of two beloved icons -- Sholom Aleichem and Theodore Bikel--are woven together in this enchanting new documentary. The two men have much in common: wit, wisdom and talent, all infused with deep humanity and Yiddishkeit. For more information about Theodore Bikel, visit www.bikel.com.Videos