And in the circle of our little village, we've always had our special types. Like Tevye the milkman who constantly sings and dances as if he's in some sort of Broadway musical.
ЗдравеЙте, това с Бродуей, не ми е ЯСНО, НО ДА ПОБЕДЯ АМЕРИКА МИ Е В КРЪВТТЪ! И НЕ САМО АМЕРИКА! ВСЕКИ ЖИВ НА ТОЗИ СВЯТ! Очаквам поддръжка за нашия боксьор!?
This is possibly the best opening scene of any movie. It establishes the entire context for the movie. The entire movie is an amazing piece of art. The first half is fun, the second very serious and sad.
I'm two comments into scrolling/skimming down.. I foresee many analytical comments to come, with the added bonus of warmth (awww) Hey, it's The little things... 😊
My father’s family came from a small village in Hungary.. My father came to America in the early 1900, married my mother in 1915 in NYC. I am 87+ now and loved this musical.....January 2d 2020...today.
Topol was the best Tevye EVER!! Topol was only 36 years old at the time this was filmed! But, make-up, tensing his muscles to look less agile, adding weight to his costume, and gargling his voice, all gave the impression of being 60 years old!! Several tried out for the role of Tevye including Walter Mathau and Frank Sinatra!!!!! So happy they chose TOPOL!!!
@@rayfridley6649 Zero Mostel died in 1977. The film came out in 1971. The reason he did not play Tevye was because the director said he feared people would see Zero Mostel and not Tevye.
So sad to hear of Chaim Topol passing away today. I first watched Fiddler on the Roof as a child in 1971 and its been my favourite musical since. May his memory be a blessing.
Something I really love about this movie is how natural, practiced and fluid all of the little detailed actions look, as if the actors had really been living this way for many years and knew all the little motions of how to, say, close a milk can or fold some line-dried laundry the way it would be in someone's regular life. So good.
actually every jew knows even in age 5 how did this tradition started.. it's in the bible. the guy who wrote that line in the movie wasn't so smart apparently.
you know, most films don't age well, this film actually ages REALLY well, and it's sometimes hard to tell that it was made back in the 70's... the music, the look, the filming to it, all done well.
Rest in peace Topol, your life created a new "tradition" 3500 times you played this part through the years, aged into it and had a blast teaching us all how to laugh and love through the character of Tyve. You will live on in our hearts and memories as "The Fiddler on the Roof"!
Tf?!? Is he dead??? 😭😭 so glad my father took us all to watch the play in OC, Ca when it was headlined by him back in 2010, truly an unforgettable experience!!
That's not correct. Yente was just a common Jewish name meaning "noble" or "refined". It came to have this second meaning from a series in comics in the 20s and 30s with a character bearing the name who had those characteristics. The stories that Fiddler on the Roof are based on, which include the matchmaker character Yente, pre-date that by decades.
I quite like how, in this story, despite it being made clear that the 'papa' is the master of the house etc, Tevy actually has a heart of gold and his wife and daughters actually have him wrapped around their fingers most of the time...
That is often the case in such families. A Patriarchy doesn't often mean a dictatorial man in the house, but rather a harmonious division of responsibilities between the man and the woman.
it's too bad we know EXACTLY how those traditions got started... see Torah in hebrew with Onkelus, Rashi, Ramban, Bartenura commentary...see the Mishna, talmud, shulchan Aruch etc...
My folks took us to see this in 1971, Mom loved musicals and so did I. We were Catholic Republicans and loved this movie. It is still one of my favorites and i know every song because we had the album record and played it often. I wised out traditions were as good.
@@mariawolf5843 Today Oy vey The kids are on their cell phones while the mom is slaving away Occasionally the mom checks up on them Yeah that's depressing The movie is our escape from this post modern reality
I was originally say something waaaay longer and waaaay personal, but I back up half way though. Instead I will say that "kids this day are on their cell phones and doesn't help" is a BIG stereotype about generation that I'm part of. And it's a very negative one. It's easy to say that. But in reality, many young people in fact do help around the house. Of course as many people as many stories, some of them do it more willingly then others. Of course there's some kids that are like that and do not help like at all, and parents, most of the time mothers are forced to do everything by themselves. But sometimes kids are emotionally tricked to do so by sayings like "no one is helping me here, I need to do everything by myself" bc it's implied that the kid in question is selfish for not wanting to help right? Doesn't matter that the kid is helping, but let say their Mather doesn't see their work, or ignore it just to make a false point to get her kids to work. Sometimes parents are unable to do stuff bc their awful mental health or addictions or some other crap in their life and the kid is basically their parent's parent. Please, in the future, thing about stuff that you put in the internet a couple of times, just to be sure, and don't use generalizations and stereotypies, towards anyone actually. This kind of stuff is not only incorrect but also extremely harmful and annoying. Like PLEASE stop pretending like all of children around the world are awful, and only thing that they do is looking at a phone, and when past generations where younger things where different. It wasn't different. There always where some brats, some good kids and people with hard situation in their family. Only different is that now, people have more technology then before. And this isn't inherently bad neither. At the end it's always depends on what do you do with it. TL:DR: Please rethink something before posting and stop using stereotypes and generalizations bc they are always more or less harmful. Ps: If there is some misspellings, it's probably bc English is not my first language and it's 1 AM when I write it.
Apparently the horse of "Tevye" was going to be sent to the glue factory, but it was rescued for the film, and the horse was amazing, just doing what was wanted!
And now, Ladies and Gentlemen, the Tradition is Over. Because our Beloved Topol just passed away today at the age of 87, after a fight against Alzheimer. Rest In Peace, Reb Tevye. May You Keep the Traditions in Heaven
To show how universal this musical is - when the first Japanese production of Fiddler opened, the producer said "I can't believe they understand this in America - it's so Japanese!"
@@seronymus because a lot of it matches with japanese traditional stuff. Cultures have more overlap than you'd think. Humans tend to have similar thoughts across the species.
@@TheAussieBlue the idea of tradition building s community is a sentiment found in a lot of cultures, I’ve actually found the lesson about how even if the traditions fade, so long as one values and loves your family you’ll find something to cling too in this world when chaos comes.
My sister and I had the absolute pleasure of seeing him perform in the 25th anniversary touring production in Toronto in 1990. We met him backstage and got his autograph. He was so nice ❤❤
Just watching this clip, I'm reminded of how beautifully it was filmed. Today, the village would be mostly CGI, and instead of that natural sunset, they would use digital correction.
Fiddler on the Roof. I went to see this play at a high school last week for the first time. The students at McQuaid High School did a wonderful job bringing it to life. I didn't realize I had heard so many of the songs before, songs like "Sunrise, Sunset, and "If I Were a Rich Man". This play was amazing. I decided to borrow the original movie from the library. I fell more in love with the movie after seeing Topol play the main character. The music and singing was phenomenal. Everyone should see this movie. It truly humbled me.
+Judy Browne, I agree with you. I saw this for the first time when I was 14 yrs. old in 1976. It had a profound and positive effect on me through the years. It gave me insight into the Jewish culture and religion.
I know Diane. I had heard of the movie but the title didn't strike me. I also had heard some of the songs throughout the years. I am so glad I decided to see the play. The history in this piece was quite interesting to me because I knew very little about the Jewish people.
I love how this film/lay makes Jewish culture/religion accessible and relatable to all. What if every religion got an amazing work of art as a tribute to them like this, not about converting the viewers but sharing in the human experience, regardless of religion? Think how much good it would do if we could see Islam, Catholicism, Protestant faiths, Hinduism, Mormonism, etc. in that light! Love this film.
Jews have always had to adapt to their environment, to be flexible, which is why this happens. Hadn't they learnt to be open and integrate while at the same time keeping their culture and tradition and sharing it so that it doesn't seem alien and threatening to others, they wouldn't exist today.
oh boy. when you get to your pearly gates and St. Peter asks why you were so misguided and hateful towards "the Muslim tribe," are you gonna tell him "Well, they are, aren't they?" or will it take you that long to realize that you've built that opinion by listening not to actual Muslims, but to Bible-thumpers and talk show hosts who couldn't tell a hawk from a handsaw.
Arizona Jonson I've listened to actual Muslims, those preaching at Finsbury Park Mosque, for example and read the Quran. But please go ahead and hold hands with people that follow an ideology that hates personal human freedom. Oh and there are no pearly gates nor are there any gods. BTW he is talking nonsense, Catholicism has contributed enormously to Western art.
Callie I doubt you’ve ever read the Quran, and instead of going on about what Muslims do to your wonderful “personal freedom” why don’t you read the Old Testament.
I saw this movie when I was 10 years old. It was Tevya who taught me how to pray - that is, just talking to Him as if He were a friend. I still pray that way.
'May God bless and keep the Tzar... FAR AWAY FROM US!' If I were a priest or rabbi or anything like that, I would probably make jokes like that all the time.
As an Italian with some knowledge of music and arts, I'd say it should be mandatory for everyone everywhere to know this musical and this movie, then you'd start to realise how many have quoted from it!
*They don't make movies like this anymore...* "Fiddler on the Roof" --- This is one of my all-time favorite musicals (and MOVIES, if the truth be told)... I actually watched this with my wife about 2 weeks ago (thank *GOD* for PBS) - it had probably been 20+ years since I last watched this movie and I was *SO* happy to see it again. Just a beautiful work of music, culture, faith, and beauty - I need to by this on DVD/BLU... #pbs #fiddlerontheroof #circa1971 #musical #circa
i married in 1966 and my husband and I went and saw This stage play three times, we lived in a one bedroom flat in cronulla a beachside suburb in sydney australia. We probably drove the neighbours mad because we use to dance around at night singing "tradition" its a fabulous show .shows the love tradition rules poverty and the changing times in Russia. as well as the changes to their families as their beloved faith was breached by outsiders
This is my heritage full and through!! My great-zaideh (Grandfather in Yiddish) Daniel lived in the Pale Settlement in the late 19th century, he left when he was a young man because of the Pogroms, and because of a forced 25 year mandatory army service. I Grew up watching this movie as a little kid, and now I really appreciate the values taught in it and the attitudes of the people. In the 3rd scene Golda says "From your mouth to G-d's ears." My great-aunt still says that all the time. This movie without question is one of my all-time favourites.
I love this movie and watch it over,and over,and sing and dance with Tevye. I am a boomer and had parents who taught me to love MY Jewish brothers and sisters...THE FIRST TO HEAR THE WORD OF GOD. I have been to Temple many times. I am a Roman Catholic and cannot wait to visit Israel. TO LIFE AND TRADITION!!!! TO MY JEWISH FAMILY! 🙏🏻🙌🏻🙏🏻💙💙💙
One of my most favorite movies ever! This traditional way of life is more important now than ever. “Everyone knows who he is, and what God expects him to do.” Doesn’t get any more clear than that. My husband and I moved out of the city four years ago for the country and never looked back. We tend large gardens, growing much of our own food and he is the primary breadwinner where I am the homemaker. Most of our friends out here live much the same way. I get more spiritual fulfillment out of preparing meals, having a clean home, gardening and preserving our harvest but most importantly, caring for and homeschooling our daughter. More fulfillment than I ever did working a post-graduate office job in the city as a single gal. It is not an easy life. You have to work hard and get your hands dirty but it is purposeful; purpose being something too many young folks are devoid of these days. I know my work of investing into the lives of my family and others echoes into eternity. God bless y’all! ❤️
This is the story of my all four of my maternal great-grandparents! All were born in Eastern Europe, Russia and Hungary to be exact, and all emigrated to America around the turn of the 20th century, which is when Fiddler on the Roof takes place. My great-grandma Rose Cohen (Rubin) especially was born in Kiev and came to New York in the early 1900's fleeing the Pogroms!
In Kiev itself? I believe that Kiev was not included in the Pale of Settlement. Unless your ancestors were from First Guild Merchant's family (very-very rich:) , they were not allowed to live in the city of Kiev in 20-th century Imperial Russia. Most likely they live in some jewish MESTECHKO ( place, market town) in Kiev Governorate.
I watched Fiddler on the roof last night on Bbc4 I've seen this movie dozens of times and love it the cast are great and the music and dancing is Phenomenal all in the name of Tradition😂
I've always known about Fiddler on the Roof but I had no idea what it was about. I just barely watched it days ago. It's one of the best movies I've ever seen. Chaim Topol was perfect for this role. He was phenomenal as well as all of the actors in this outstanding movie.
Seeing Lazar Wolf's big smile always makes me really sad, as he really wanted Tevye's daughter to like him. (Also, the woman standing behind her in the butcher's shop totally knows what's up!)
As someone who suffers from depression, sometimes it helps to put this song on and replace each instance of the word "tradition" with "depression." Just gives me a bit of a giggle.
My favourite film of all time, best I've ever seen, and I'm over 70! Wonderful music, a real story, fantastic cinematography. What more could anyone ask. I first saw it in 1971, and it still delights me. Watch it and tell me you don't get a lump in the throat or tears in your eyes!
I am from India. I heard this song and the other one for many many times. So beautiful and meaningful which is applicable even now with many people thought process
Everything about this movie-musical is perfect, but the editing in this vignette just absolutely blows me away. As someone who just recently learned what it takes behind the scenes to create such things, I am in awe of the people who sat for hours in the editing room, looking into a little box, literally snipping away with scissors to come up with this brilliant musical number. This particular number, though the intro, could easily be a mini-movie in itself - and be just as great as the whole.
I LOOOOOOVE this musical so bad. Ever since I was a little girl, I used to watch the movie very often, and every time I watch my favorite dances and songs is as if it were the first time.
I grew up watching The Sound of Music, but for whatever reason, never saw this one until I was in my 30's. I missed out not seeing it sooner! Wonderful movie! Our little town's movie theater showed it for free on Saturday, and that's when I saw it.
Zanam I mean, things really didn't get much better for the Russian people, Jewish or Christian, with the revolution- and Lenin and Stalin were arguably a lot more powerful and brutal than Nicholas ever was. And when you think of what happened to Nicholas and his family, yes, I believe Tevye and his family would have *some* sympathy.
Nicholas could have avoided revolution if he allowed the people to have a voice. His stubbornness (and his wife’s) brought the monarchy down. They could have transformed to a government like England’s.
When I was 8, I had the pleasure and honor of seeing Brent Carver play Tevye in Fiddler at the Stratford Festival. I fell in love with Fiddler then and there! In 2012/2013, I saw this version on cable and this is now my favourite version. I love this film!
As a boy whom was raised by Secular parents but my mother’s father had Jewish traditions. I really loved this musical. My grandfather bought this movie for me. I never had a bar mitzvah
because in this day of the internet opinions have too much leavening and it breeds a lot of what comes out sounding like hate when it's really a cry saying 'no one listens to me' most people are stuck on all output
Great movie and wonderful music!!! This is what true entertainment used to be!!! When I was a kid, my father would buy me the vinyl recordings of these wonderful musicals. Thanks for posting this!!! Two thumbs WAAAAAY up!!! I adore Topol!!!
"May God bless and keep the Czar....FAR AWAY FROM US!"
LOVE that line!
John Shaw "may God bless and keep the alt-right.... Far away from US"
"Alt-right" I can do without. Conservatives who are not racists are another matter. There are such people, believe it or not.
My son played the Rabbi last year. It is the best line.
Soviets liked the second half of your commentary.
John Shaw *Tzar
And in the circle of our little village, we've always had our special types.
Like Tevye the milkman who constantly sings and dances as if he's in some sort of Broadway musical.
ЗдравеЙте, това с Бродуей, не ми е ЯСНО, НО ДА ПОБЕДЯ АМЕРИКА МИ Е В КРЪВТТЪ! И НЕ САМО АМЕРИКА! ВСЕКИ ЖИВ НА ТОЗИ СВЯТ! Очаквам поддръжка за нашия боксьор!?
поддръжка, НЕ ПОМОЩ!
Tevye the Nincompoop we called him
top!
And Rasputin. Such a strange child.
This is possibly the best opening scene of any movie. It establishes the entire context for the movie. The entire movie is an amazing piece of art. The first half is fun, the second very serious and sad.
Well said
its because of tradition
I think it was the best opening until Guardians of the Galaxy vol 2 - that toppled the perch :)
Well said.
I'm two comments into scrolling/skimming down.. I foresee many analytical comments to come, with the added bonus of warmth (awww)
Hey, it's The little things... 😊
Tevye being a Troll and reigniting an old quarrel is straight up the most hilarious thing!
IT WAS TWELVE!!!!!!!!
It was six!!
It really establishes his character right at the beginning...a man not afraid to stir up a little trouble...
@@matts1392 knows it was twelve!
@@raspberrycrowns9494 It WAS SIX!
It's a wonderful thing when you fall in love with a movie before its opening credits even begin.
That is a sign of a great movie.
Amen
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It's even better when you can't get the music out of your head for the rest of your life.
My father’s family came from a small village in Hungary.. My father came to America in the early 1900, married my mother in 1915 in NYC. I am 87+ now and loved this musical.....January 2d 2020...today.
Topol was the best Tevye EVER!! Topol was only 36 years old at the time this was filmed! But, make-up, tensing his muscles to look less agile, adding weight to his costume, and gargling his voice, all gave the impression of being 60 years old!! Several tried out for the role of Tevye including Walter Mathau and Frank Sinatra!!!!! So happy they chose TOPOL!!!
The first Topol for the film version was Zero Mostel, who played the role on Broadway. Zero died before the film was being considered. Too bad.
He was great. I also say Theodore Bikel in the role on Broadway and he was great too.
Ol' Blue Eyes?
@@rayfridley6649 Zero Mostel
died in 1977. The film came out in 1971. The reason he did not play Tevye was because the director said he feared people would see Zero Mostel
and not Tevye.
W Matthau was also Jewish.
So sad to hear of Chaim Topol passing away today. I first watched Fiddler on the Roof as a child in 1971 and its been my favourite musical since. May his memory be a blessing.
Something I really love about this movie is how natural, practiced and fluid all of the little detailed actions look, as if the actors had really been living this way for many years and knew all the little motions of how to, say, close a milk can or fold some line-dried laundry the way it would be in someone's regular life. So good.
"You may ask: 'How did this tradition get started?' I will tell you... I don't know."
Cool story, bro.
drpapa26 HAHAHAH What a story MARK!
Ketorulz Oh, hi mark!
Mike knows. He knows everything.
actually every jew knows even in age 5 how did this tradition started..
it's in the bible.
the guy who wrote that line in the movie wasn't so smart apparently.
LOL...yeah that was the fumiest part...
you know, most films don't age well, this film actually ages REALLY well, and it's sometimes hard to tell that it was made back in the 70's... the music, the look, the filming to it, all done well.
Rest in peace Topol, your life created a new "tradition" 3500 times you played this part through the years, aged into it and had a blast teaching us all how to laugh and love through the character of Tyve. You will live on in our hearts and memories as "The Fiddler on the Roof"!
Tf?!? Is he dead??? 😭😭 so glad my father took us all to watch the play in OC, Ca when it was headlined by him back in 2010, truly an unforgettable experience!!
35 HUNDRED??????
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I like that the match maker is named Yente. That literally means means an obnoxious gossipy busybody woman.
Is it? OH wow, thanks for that piece of info. Never knew that but it is nice to know such facts, thanks again.
That's not correct. Yente was just a common Jewish name meaning "noble" or "refined". It came to have this second meaning from a series in comics in the 20s and 30s with a character bearing the name who had those characteristics. The stories that Fiddler on the Roof are based on, which include the matchmaker character Yente, pre-date that by decades.
@@mstegosaurus ah, kind of like how we connotate modern names with certain meanings (i.e Kyles, Megans, Karens, etc.)
@@Ilikebunnies-metoo cool
Yente means gentle, and you can see tha similarity between the two words, but in yiddish culture yente means a typical gossiping woman.
I quite like how, in this story, despite it being made clear that the 'papa' is the master of the house etc, Tevy actually has a heart of gold and his wife and daughters actually have him wrapped around their fingers most of the time...
Fallen Angel Times are changing, Papa!
Fallen Angel
Manhood in a nutshell! Well said.
Fallen Angel ....
That is often the case in such families. A Patriarchy doesn't often mean a dictatorial man in the house, but rather a harmonious division of responsibilities between the man and the woman.
Fallen Angel l
Love Tevye admitting he doesn't know how the traditions got started!
John Shaw it's funny.😂
tevye
I just corrected the post. I am not a good typist, unfortunately.
it's too bad we know EXACTLY how those traditions got started... see Torah in hebrew with Onkelus, Rashi, Ramban, Bartenura commentary...see the Mishna, talmud, shulchan Aruch etc...
Tevye probably didn't have as much time to study the Torah as he would have liked. See the reference in "If I was A Rich Man."
My folks took us to see this in 1971, Mom loved musicals and so did I. We were Catholic Republicans and loved this movie. It is still one of my favorites and i know every song because we had the album record and played it often. I wised out traditions were as good.
Rest in peace Mr. Topol. You gave us wonderful memories.
Imagine living in a town where the milkman rambles on about daily life while staring out into empty space.
I'm sure it would soon become a daily occurrence.
A...'tradition' if you will.
we've got binmen that do so over here.
Beware of the 4th wall.....
Midnight Blue go on...
That's any town with a milkman
I love how Tevye, basically, causes a flame-war in town about a horse and then dances his way right out.
Tevye: milkman, aspiring Broadway star, and town 💩 disturber 🤣
Lol. Like a snake.
Only possible in a musical--and aren't we glad!
I like this clip from Fiddler, because everybody is doing some kind of work. The papa, the mama, the daughter...
That is VERY realistic!
and today````????
@@mariawolf5843
Today
Oy vey
The kids are on their cell phones while the mom is slaving away
Occasionally the mom checks up on them
Yeah that's depressing
The movie is our escape from this post modern reality
I was originally say something waaaay longer and waaaay personal, but I back up half way though. Instead I will say that "kids this day are on their cell phones and doesn't help" is a BIG stereotype about generation that I'm part of. And it's a very negative one. It's easy to say that. But in reality, many young people in fact do help around the house. Of course as many people as many stories, some of them do it more willingly then others. Of course there's some kids that are like that and do not help like at all, and parents, most of the time mothers are forced to do everything by themselves. But sometimes kids are emotionally tricked to do so by sayings like "no one is helping me here, I need to do everything by myself" bc it's implied that the kid in question is selfish for not wanting to help right? Doesn't matter that the kid is helping, but let say their Mather doesn't see their work, or ignore it just to make a false point to get her kids to work. Sometimes parents are unable to do stuff bc their awful mental health or addictions or some other crap in their life and the kid is basically their parent's parent. Please, in the future, thing about stuff that you put in the internet a couple of times, just to be sure, and don't use generalizations and stereotypies, towards anyone actually. This kind of stuff is not only incorrect but also extremely harmful and annoying. Like PLEASE stop pretending like all of children around the world are awful, and only thing that they do is looking at a phone, and when past generations where younger things where different. It wasn't different. There always where some brats, some good kids and people with hard situation in their family. Only different is that now, people have more technology then before. And this isn't inherently bad neither. At the end it's always depends on what do you do with it.
TL:DR: Please rethink something before posting and stop using stereotypes and generalizations bc they are always more or less harmful.
Ps: If there is some misspellings, it's probably bc English is not my first language and it's 1 AM when I write it.
This was when movies were great. Story is very well-written, and the actors do a great job. Especially the actor playing Tevye.
Apparently the horse of "Tevye" was going to be sent to the glue factory, but it was rescued for the film, and the horse was amazing, just doing what was wanted!
How do they make glue from a horse?
@@AlexSDU You'd be surprised what you can get from a dead animal. I read the bones of buffalo were used to make fertilizer.
We call that Late Stage Carnism, nowadays.
@@AlexSDU Not sure of the exact process, but im pretty sure it involves boiling out connective tissue from muscle and that tissue is turned into glue.
Highly unlikely, they didn't have glue back then, and horses don't live that long
His "How did this tradition get started? I'll tell you...I don't know" always used to make me laugh when I was younger. Such a classic.
The tradition started when it became obvious that it was the traditional way of doing it.
The horse is thinking “Oh no, here he goes again.”
@sam zuriel SIX!!!
And it was a MULE, not a horse :P
_T E V Y E K N O W S I T W A S T W E L V E_ *!!!*
@@marga8732 NO, IT WAS SIX
@@ezelfrancisco1349 IT WAS 12!
Probably the best opening to any musical . EVER!
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Don't you love when they say the name of the movie? It's somehow feels... fulfilling.
"Who turns every TH-cam video into an argument about religion? The trolls! TRADITIOOOOON!"
It was SIX
ahahahha
I ain't trolling I'm dead serious.
@Aurora McNamara NO NO!
EVERY Jew knows it's 316!
Tradition!
And now, Ladies and Gentlemen, the Tradition is Over.
Because our Beloved Topol just passed away today at the age of 87, after a fight against Alzheimer.
Rest In Peace, Reb Tevye.
May You Keep the Traditions in Heaven
To show how universal this musical is - when the first Japanese production of Fiddler opened, the producer said "I can't believe they understand this in America - it's so Japanese!"
Why was it called Japanese?
@@seronymus because a lot of it matches with japanese traditional stuff. Cultures have more overlap than you'd think.
Humans tend to have similar thoughts across the species.
@@TheAussieBlue the idea of tradition building s community is a sentiment found in a lot of cultures, I’ve actually found the lesson about how even if the traditions fade, so long as one values and loves your family you’ll find something to cling too in this world when chaos comes.
Our family always bursts out singing this at random. You could almost call it a . . . Tradition
Clever
I might ask, how did this tradition get started?
Love it!
@@theguildhall3246 i dont know. But! Its tradition.
@@theguildhall3246 Asking how a tradition got started sounds like someone might be feeling a bit skeptical about the Bible.
I miss the line where Yente says "The way his daughter sees and the way you're son looks, it's a perfect match!"
One of the best lines in the whole movie
As well as the exchange between Tevye and Nahum, ending with Nahum complaining, "Just because you had a bad week, why should *I* suffer?"
My sister and I had the absolute pleasure of seeing him perform in the 25th anniversary touring production in Toronto in 1990. We met him backstage and got his autograph. He was so nice ❤❤
I am so jealous!
That’s awesome
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One of the best musicals of all time. It's universal in message and soul.
Just watching this clip, I'm reminded of how beautifully it was filmed. Today, the village would be mostly CGI, and instead of that natural sunset, they would use digital correction.
It's message sucks tradition is for low iq morons afraid of change.
Fiddler on the roof
Fiddler on the Roof. I went to see this play at a high school last week for the first time. The students at McQuaid High School did a wonderful job bringing it to life. I didn't realize I had heard so many of the songs before, songs like "Sunrise, Sunset, and "If I Were a Rich Man". This play was amazing. I decided to borrow the original movie from the library. I fell more in love with the movie after seeing Topol play the main character. The music and singing was phenomenal. Everyone should see this movie. It truly humbled me.
+Judy Browne, I agree with you. I saw this for the first time when I was 14 yrs. old in 1976. It had a profound and positive effect on me through the years. It gave me insight into the Jewish culture and religion.
I know Diane. I had heard of the movie but the title didn't strike me. I also had heard some of the songs throughout the years. I am so glad I decided to see the play. The history in this piece was quite interesting to me because I knew very little about the Jewish people.
+Judy Brown, ^_^
+Judy Browne You GO GIRL! hahaha
Judy Browne was
I love how this film/lay makes Jewish culture/religion accessible and relatable to all. What if every religion got an amazing work of art as a tribute to them like this, not about converting the viewers but sharing in the human experience, regardless of religion? Think how much good it would do if we could see Islam, Catholicism, Protestant faiths, Hinduism, Mormonism, etc. in that light! Love this film.
Daniella Subieta i'll tell you why that won't happen. one word. TRADITION!
Jews have always had to adapt to their environment, to be flexible, which is why this happens. Hadn't they learnt to be open and integrate while at the same time keeping their culture and tradition and sharing it so that it doesn't seem alien and threatening to others, they wouldn't exist today.
oh boy. when you get to your pearly gates and St. Peter asks why you were so misguided and hateful towards "the Muslim tribe," are you gonna tell him "Well, they are, aren't they?" or will it take you that long to realize that you've built that opinion by listening not to actual Muslims, but to Bible-thumpers and talk show hosts who couldn't tell a hawk from a handsaw.
Arizona Jonson
I've listened to actual Muslims, those preaching at Finsbury Park Mosque, for example and read the Quran. But please go ahead and hold hands with people that follow an ideology that hates personal human freedom. Oh and there are no pearly gates nor are there any gods. BTW he is talking nonsense, Catholicism has contributed enormously to Western art.
Callie I doubt you’ve ever read the Quran, and instead of going on about what Muslims do to your wonderful “personal freedom” why don’t you read the Old Testament.
I saw this movie when I was 10 years old. It was Tevya who taught me how to pray - that is, just talking to Him as if He were a friend. I still pray that way.
Me TOO!
"If you will be casual with Me I shall be casual with you"
'May God bless and keep the Tzar... FAR AWAY FROM US!'
If I were a priest or rabbi or anything like that, I would probably make jokes like that all the time.
The rabbi's line is probably one of my favorite parts of this movie.
As an Italian with some knowledge of music and arts, I'd say it should be mandatory for everyone everywhere to know this musical and this movie, then you'd start to realise how many have quoted from it!
My parents got this movie while I was a kid about maybe 8 years old in the 90s. I really enjoyed it. Love the Fiddler on the Roof.
2 cassettes on VHS
I like how Tevye is talking about how they all get along so well but then he smirks at the camera and proceeds to start a flash mob.
one of the most beautiful films I have ever seen.. I LOVE IT!!
Marina Garcia Solorzano 🤗💗
*They don't make movies like this anymore...*
"Fiddler on the Roof" --- This is one of my all-time favorite musicals (and MOVIES, if the truth be told)...
I actually watched this with my wife about 2 weeks ago (thank *GOD* for PBS) - it had probably been 20+ years since I last watched this movie and I was *SO* happy to see it again. Just a beautiful work of music, culture, faith, and beauty - I need to by this on DVD/BLU...
#pbs #fiddlerontheroof #circa1971 #musical #circa
Amazing how decades later I can still remember the words and automatically sing along : main and chorus. Wonderful, truly a wonderful musical.
I saw Topol as Tevye in his final tour in Australia. What a privilege that was!
i married in 1966 and my husband and I went and saw This stage play three times, we lived in a one bedroom flat in cronulla a beachside suburb in sydney australia. We probably drove the neighbours mad because we use to dance around at night singing "tradition" its a fabulous show .shows the love tradition rules poverty and the changing times in Russia. as well as the changes to their families as their beloved faith was breached by outsiders
Sounds fantastic.
dawn smith I love Australia!
This is my heritage full and through!! My great-zaideh (Grandfather in Yiddish) Daniel lived in the Pale Settlement in the late 19th century, he left when he was a young man because of the Pogroms, and because of a forced 25 year mandatory army service. I Grew up watching this movie as a little kid, and now I really appreciate the values taught in it and the attitudes of the people. In the 3rd scene Golda says "From your mouth to G-d's ears." My great-aunt still says that all the time. This movie without question is one of my all-time favourites.
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I love this song
I love this movie and watch it over,and over,and sing and dance with Tevye. I am a boomer and had parents who taught me to love MY Jewish brothers and sisters...THE FIRST TO HEAR THE WORD OF GOD. I have been to Temple many times. I am a Roman Catholic and cannot wait to visit Israel. TO LIFE AND TRADITION!!!! TO MY JEWISH FAMILY! 🙏🏻🙌🏻🙏🏻💙💙💙
Cindy Alvarez can you plz share me the link of this movie
I also love this film. The music and dancing. But also to remind me from what we escaped when we came west.
May his memory be a blessing. Rest in peace, Topol!
When I was watching the movie, my mother would wake from her sleep at random times and just shout “TRADITION!”
I love Chaim Topol! Absolutely world class actor!
He's 84 now (Born in '35)
At the première of movie he was 36
Oh, you can hear the John Williams-arrangements so well in this one... His hand's work is so recognizable and always leaves an impact. :)
This isn't Yes, Giorgio.
@@wagnerpd5921 moroder?
I actually didn’t notice it until I read that he did the arrangements and suddenly I noticed that it was definitely Williams
😢😢😢What a loss!! He truly brought Tevye the Milkman to life. May his memory be a blessing.
One of my most favorite movies ever! This traditional way of life is more important now than ever. “Everyone knows who he is, and what God expects him to do.” Doesn’t get any more clear than that. My husband and I moved out of the city four years ago for the country and never looked back. We tend large gardens, growing much of our own food and he is the primary breadwinner where I am the homemaker. Most of our friends out here live much the same way. I get more spiritual fulfillment out of preparing meals, having a clean home, gardening and preserving our harvest but most importantly, caring for and homeschooling our daughter. More fulfillment than I ever did working a post-graduate office job in the city as a single gal. It is not an easy life. You have to work hard and get your hands dirty but it is purposeful; purpose being something too many young folks are devoid of these days. I know my work of investing into the lives of my family and others echoes into eternity. God bless y’all! ❤️
Wonderful🕊
"But how did this tradition get started?"
"I will tell you..."
"...I don't know"
Priceless!
the good Lord set it up that way
It all started when this guy called Abraham started hearing voices in his head…
@@shadestrider1033 many traditions can be traced
True of all ancient living civilisations!
This is the story of my all four of my maternal great-grandparents! All were born in Eastern Europe, Russia and Hungary to be exact, and all emigrated to America around the turn of the 20th century, which is when Fiddler on the Roof takes place. My great-grandma Rose Cohen (Rubin) especially was born in Kiev and came to New York in the early 1900's fleeing the Pogroms!
As we can see, your great-grandma Rose has saved the lives all of her descendants.
Her decision was correct))
Therefore, it is a happy ending stories.
Well, actually it was her parents Benjamin and Edith Rubin, because she was only like nine when they came to America, but I get your meaning
Interesting
Yeah it is
In Kiev itself? I believe that Kiev was not included in the Pale of Settlement. Unless your ancestors were from First Guild Merchant's family (very-very rich:) , they were not allowed to live in the city of Kiev in 20-th century Imperial Russia. Most likely they live in some jewish MESTECHKO ( place, market town) in Kiev Governorate.
I watched Fiddler on the roof last night on Bbc4 I've seen this movie dozens of times and love it the cast are great and the music and dancing is Phenomenal all in the name of Tradition😂
I've always known about Fiddler on the Roof but I had no idea what it was about. I just barely watched it days ago. It's one of the best movies I've ever seen. Chaim Topol was perfect for this role. He was phenomenal as well as all of the actors in this outstanding movie.
I agree. I'm a Muslim and I LOVE this movie and musical! Gorgeous music and words and SO FUNNY. It's about humanity!
Yes to all of that!
Its about Jews :)
I like this intro because you get a few genuine laughs from it. For instance, the reply of the rabbi and the argument over the age of the horse.
Sad to hear Topol had died 😪 I really love this film !😍
Farewell you beautiful, boisterous, talented man. You were adored and made a difference.
Seeing Lazar Wolf's big smile always makes me really sad, as he really wanted Tevye's daughter to like him. (Also, the woman standing behind her in the butcher's shop totally knows what's up!)
Great showing off in front of the milkman’s daughter again
Kind of funny that they showed him and the taylor. Both single guys. When they were singing about the Papa.
That moment makes me think they’d have been happy together if tailor boy hadn’t already promised her.
The eyes never lie! 😉
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Tevye has the best dancing.
As someone who suffers from depression, sometimes it helps to put this song on and replace each instance of the word "tradition" with "depression." Just gives me a bit of a giggle.
Some of the most beautiful music ever composed.
TEVYE KNOWS IT WAS TWELVE
He's a little troublemaker LOL
HAHA WE ARE PLAYING THIS AT MY THEATER AND I´M THAT GUY WHO GOT THAT 12 YEAR OLD HORSE RIP ME
I prefer the version where the villagers argue over whether it was a horse or a mule.
It was six!!!
IT WAS TWELVE!!!
My favourite film of all time, best I've ever seen, and I'm over 70! Wonderful music, a real story, fantastic cinematography. What more could anyone ask. I first saw it in 1971, and it still delights me. Watch it and tell me you don't get a lump in the throat or tears in your eyes!
I am from India. I heard this song and the other one for many many times. So beautiful and meaningful which is applicable even now with many people thought process
Violin solo gives me goosebumps every time, my fellas going ham
people sleep on that bit a lot. The performance, the shot... everything is perfect for a whole instrumental minute.
The great Izzak Pearlman, I believe...though he isn't the actor on the roof.
That violin solo at the end is absolutely glorious
My dad showed this movie to me when I was 13....the song is still on loop in my head to this day...
Nothing beats one of the most classic musicals of all time.
The greatest musical adaptation ever made, from stage to screen.
this is how my family lived..so interesting how different it was back then, yet the legacy and traditions remain!
@E Fox 😬
Everything about this movie-musical is perfect, but the editing in this vignette just absolutely blows me away. As someone who just recently learned what it takes behind the scenes to create such things, I am in awe of the people who sat for hours in the editing room, looking into a little box, literally snipping away with scissors to come up with this brilliant musical number. This particular number, though the intro, could easily be a mini-movie in itself - and be just as great as the whole.
Rabbi is so adorable! I love how the man next to him is keeping him up and helping him walk.
This is, by far, one of my favorite musicals of all time. 😁♥️
I LOOOOOOVE this musical so bad. Ever since I was a little girl, I used to watch the movie very often, and every time I watch my favorite dances and songs is as if it were the first time.
John Williams won his first Oscar for his arrangement of the Fiddler score.
I grew up watching The Sound of Music, but for whatever reason, never saw this one until I was in my 30's. I missed out not seeing it sooner! Wonderful movie! Our little town's movie theater showed it for free on Saturday, and that's when I saw it.
I grew up on this film. Having traditions encapsulates our family!
May God bless and keep the Tzar....
Away from us!! Lol
We say the same blessing for the ex wife.
Patricia Smith Perhaps they might be a little more sympathetic if they knew what was going to happen in 1918...
@@karen8624 so after 1918 no more Jewish Pogroms, killings and antisemitism? Well...
Zanam I mean, things really didn't get much better for the Russian people, Jewish or Christian, with the revolution- and Lenin and Stalin were arguably a lot more powerful and brutal than Nicholas ever was. And when you think of what happened to Nicholas and his family, yes, I believe Tevye and his family would have *some* sympathy.
Nicholas could have avoided revolution if he allowed the people to have a voice. His stubbornness (and his wife’s) brought the monarchy down. They could have transformed to a government like England’s.
I always love how Tevye just couldn't help himself from stirring the pot just a little bit
One of the few musicals I love with all my heart
May his memory be a blessing
Rest in peace, Topol.❤❤
Rest in Peace Chaim Topol 😪
My cousin will indeed be missed.
When I was 8, I had the pleasure and honor of seeing Brent Carver play Tevye in Fiddler at the Stratford Festival. I fell in love with Fiddler then and there! In 2012/2013, I saw this version on cable and this is now my favourite version. I love this film!
As a boy whom was raised by Secular parents but my mother’s father had Jewish traditions. I really loved this musical. My grandfather bought this movie for me. I never had a bar mitzvah
"May God bless and keep the Tsar... far away from us." LOL.
RIP Chaim Topol (1935-2023)
Saw this wonderful man do this on stage.......a highlight of my life! Gobsmackeinly brilliant!
I love this song so much. One can certainly be from any culture and appreciate the Family Values Traditions.
R.I.P Topol!
it's amazing to see people in comments get all bent and angry with this classic. I just don't understand how people can hate it.
because in this day of the internet opinions have too much leavening and it breeds a lot of what comes out sounding like hate when it's really a cry saying 'no one listens to me' most people are stuck on all output
"And now we all live in simple peace and harmony... Until I get involved of course" 😂😂😂😂
Tevye has always been such a comfort character for me
i miss watching live plays with my grandmother. we watched this, into the woods, and more in a very good, small local theatre. it has been years
I've been in a play but never really seen them... I'm jealous
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I'm so glad my mom made me watch this movie with her when I was a kid. :P It's still one of my favorites!
Great movie and wonderful music!!! This is what true entertainment used to be!!! When I was a kid, my father would buy me the vinyl recordings of these wonderful musicals. Thanks for posting this!!! Two thumbs WAAAAAY up!!! I adore Topol!!!
Between myself and my kids, I wore out 1 VCR tape and 2 DVDs of this movie... and we all still know the songs and love to watch it!
RIP Norman Jewison. This is one of my favorites.