A scene for "Fiddler on the Roof" (1971). A relationship between Russians and Jews. www.imdb.com/title/tt0067093/ For my dad, who always says his lines! PS: Really sorry about the audio. It wasn't like this, when I uploaded.
Chava is a somewhat overlooked but wonderful actress. The way she reacted in this scene was so believable, I felt like I was right there. The way she took the book and then finally looked at him before saying his name...
@@harringt100 You missed the joke then. He ends the list with "modest," which means he's being ironic because an actually modest person wouldn't say that and he realizes it.
@@Window4503 I like that part. His smile , after he said it, was to make her feel at ease and to let her know that he liked her for her mind, unlike the other guys in the village.
Chava likes to read and I'd bet this is the first time someone has wanted to discuss a book, life, and how she feels about things with her as an equal.
This is a very romantic scene - Fyedka tall, athletic & handsome but of quiet demeanour and Chava pretending to be uninterested but shyly enjoying the attention.
I’m playing Chava in a community theatre production and OMG our Fyedka is so good (and attractive) I’m literally swooning every time we do his scene ❤️
what i find interesting is that fyedka introduces himself using a diminutive form of his name (a nickname) - his proper name is presumably fyodor. not that that's wrong or improper, just that it shows he's trying to create a sense of intimacy (familiarity) right from the start, whereas chava is hesitant to even speak to him
He is young, and very progressive. What Fiddler on the Roof doesn't mention is that he would also probably be disowned by his family for marrying a Jew. The Jews aren't the only culture with Traditions. This may be why they leave the village along with the Jews at the end of the movie.
@@ghostrider2664 People from Opa Locka should comment on other pages. Take your ghetto speak to the trashy venues that you are accustomed to. This film has class. You and your ilk most certainly do not. Goodbye, bottom dweller.
According to family legend, my great-great-great uncle was a Ukrainian bookbinder who apparently bought leather from his future father in law, my great-great-great aunt would deliver it. He converted to Judaism in order to marry her.
I kind of knew I’d be a Chava. When I met my current partner, my “traditions” collapsed and opened me to a healthier relationship than I would get if I kept my “traditions”.
I played Lazar Wolf in our schools musical back in 1994 and I remember with great joy taking part in it. This play brings tears to my eyes every time I see it. So full of emotions, beautiful music and a piece of art as it is. Cherish it and enjoy it. Words cannot express how it touches me.
I guess I do not view him as a flat actor, I view him in character as overcoming his timidity and fear of talking to a Jewish girl which, of course, was utterly taboo. That is just my opinion, but I agree, he does not have a lot of inflection; however, I accredit that to his character and the time period. It IS a musical, but he's hardly going to pull a Fred Astaire during this first forbidden exchange. :-) Not arguing, just telling my spin on it. CHEERS! Have a safe holiday weekend...
I have seen this scene countless times ..and I cry every time..cause love has no boundaries…the innocence of these two and the love that they feel for each other ..is beautiful…but then religion…and I’m afraid nothing has changed…unfortunately…
DON'T LIE. We've ALL had crushes on Fyedka at some point or another. And what was the book? A) The Communist Manifesto B) 50 Shades of Grey C) The Book of Mormon
when chava was being attacked why couldn't her friends on the horse cart stop and say something. they were like a good ten feet away and insight of everything. what kind of friends are they?
The interesting thing was that in the book she does marry fyedka and she gets rejected by her father and her community, but at the end of the book when they get evicted out of the town it was revealed that she had left fyedka and begged her father on her knees to take her back. Tevye speaks to Sholom Aleichem and leaves the answer open ended about if he had forgiven her or taken her back or not.
I just saw my school’s production of this play and one of my students (a personal favorite of mine) played Fyedka. He was a perfect fit, also had the accent because he’s a Ukrainian refugee. He was star of the show in my eyes!
@@darakken well, pretty soon after the summer play, he broke up with me when he went to college lol. 9 years later and I'm engaged and finding my peace.
The "ch" in Chava is a voiceless uvular fricative. It's not used in English, but it's common in German and Yiddish. You basically have to make a sound like you're choking on something.
The “ch” you speak of is more dominant in the Dutch language than in the German language. In the Dutch language pretty much every word with “ch” or “g” is pronounced like that.
Cool scene. I bet Chava never ran into a kindly, gentle gentile man before. By avoiding eye contact as she did, Chava was only following a traditional custom among orthodox Jews. No I'm not Jewish. I learned this from some new friends who just happened to be Jewish.
Tevye actually wasn't mad at Fyedka in the book. His wrath was saved for the priest, whom he had previously been on good terms with, who baptized Chava. In the book Chava shows up without Fyedka when the Jews are driven out of Anatevka and begs Tevye to let her join them (Tzeitl also pleads with him on her behalf). The plot is left open ended, with Tevye never revealing whether he accepted Chava back into the family.
It's a lovely scene but it's ain't Kosher. Nevertheless, I'm Jewish and I married a devout Catholic women and I could never have had a better wife. I was (as far as I know) the only member of my family to do that. Oh and I also got a tattoo. Life is short so do what makes you happy and the hell with what other people think.
Fyedka was hot. I just discovered a wonderful photo of Raymond Lovelock with Japanese model Tachikawa Yuri on the cover of Elle Japan! That guy was soooooooooooooooo cute! May he RIP.
DAWWWW I LOVE THIS SCENE. I love unloved pairings...this is my favorite pairing in the play. Too bad the audio is a little off but that's bound to happen I mean it's youtube.
Do you feel about me the way they feel about you? No truer words. When you believe in a religion so strongly that you don't tolerate others who don't believe as you. You have lost the meaning of Gods teaching.
2:31 , actually I really fall in love...i don't know how to explain, but that moment... I just... ugh... why boys like him doesn't exist in real life?!
Guys who want to read books together and talk about life and how we feel about things? We definitely exist. Oh we definitely do. But we are expected to make the first move and it is hard as a guy to know the line between persisting when a woman says she doesn’t want to talk to you and being creepy.
@@armorsmith43 I understand the pressure, but as the saying goes, "faint heart never won fair maiden". You've just got to put it out there, accepting the risk that it will always entail, knowing there will be times when you are knocked flat on your ass. But then you will succeed and it will all be worth it. Trust me, there is nothing criminal or creepy about a bit of assertiveness, especially if your feelings are true and you make them visible.
Very salient points, oldbluescott. You and I would obviously have a lot of fun (in my opinion) talking at length about musicals and acting, etc. I like what you're saying and agree. I always appreciate someone who opens my eyes a bit more to something I might not have seen right in front of me. CHEERS! :-)
Patrzcie,wszystkie dziady scenorzaście!Tak się tworzy arcydzieła!Uczcie się, półgłówki,bo inaczej skończycie jak Vega:kupa gówna,ale podobno pieniądze nie śmierdzą...A ja się z ochotą porzygam-boć podobno to zdrowe dla organizmu...
What book did her lend her? Was it The Bible (I mean Second Testament) or was it, "Tale of Two Cities?" Something else? That has always stuck with me. WHAT IS THE BOOK? WHAT BOOK?
Me when I see this for the first time: Hey hey hey stop messing with Chava! She’s like 16 yo, leave her alo- (Sees Fyedka) 👁👄👁 Oh...my... (teenagegirl.exe has stopped working)
2 reasons I think. First of all, respectful and restrained is how she expects men to behave towards her, so she doesn't see it as a great favour. Second, she still isn't sure about him. Letting down her guard enough to say thanks would suggest she already trusts him, which she doesn't.
Because he says They mean no harm, when clearly they were objectifying her, touching her, and maybe about to gang-rape her. The response to invalidation of a harmful situation is not Thank You. But Are you insane, of course they meant to harm me, which she kind of said by saying Don't They? You have to fight invalidation, because its a psychological attack.
This the very 1st time (this night with Netflix)I saw any fiddler, movie clip, signing, dance, stage. Nothing never. I thought the 1971 film with topol was just too long with certain aspects done over and over. Like beating a dead horse. Sure. Songs, story etc are all revered but this 1971 film left a sour taste. Even as a catholic guy I felt I had already heard about everything in film many times. Anyways. I was disappointed. I think I would have enjoyed the stage performances better. I’ve read lots about Jews in Russia. Just because.
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