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- 2013
- Not Rated
- 1 h 15 m
- 2013
- Not Rated
- 1 h 15 m
Summary A documentary that traces the history of the song "Hava Nagila."
Directed By: Roberta Grossman
Written By: Sophie Sartain
- 2013
- Not Rated
- 1 h 15 m
- 2013
- Not Rated
- 1 h 15 m
Hava Nagila: The Movie
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Summary A documentary that traces the history of the song "Hava Nagila."
Directed By: Roberta Grossman
Written By: Sophie Sartain
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
59
60% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
20% Mixed
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2 Reviews
20% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
According to Hava Nagila: The Movie, an infectiously high-spirited new documentary by Roberta Grossman, the most cornball song in the Jewish repertoire has a colorful history that has carried Ashkenazi Jews through the joy and sorrow of 150 years of being thrown around the world.
A slight, but very satisfying, and at times, surprisingly moving, documentary.
Hava Nagila (The Movie) guarantees that the next time you hear the song at a party, you won’t think of it quite the same way. Of course, that won’t slow anyone rushing to the dance floor.
The interviews are mostly good and instructive, but the well-chosen historical footage is better.
While the filmmakers never quite make the case that their chosen melody deserves its own full-length film, they do ensure that you’ll leave the theater happily humming it.
The documentary can at times feel like you're wasting your time on a subject you might wish you had only accidentally crossed paths with briefly on Wikipedia.
Patronizing from toe to chin, the film opts continually for self-congratulation and cheesy aphorism, and could've-should've been comfortable slotted into a half hour of airtime on TJC.
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Generally Unfavorable
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Release Date Mar 1, 2013
Duration 1 h 15 m
Rating Not Rated
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Tagline The song you thought you knew. The story you won't believe.
