12:00 - Toronto Jewish Film Festival

FILM LISTFILM LISTHOLIDAY SONGUSA 1952, 60 min, B/WDirector: Gordon DuffWriter: Paddy ChayefskyCast: Joseph Buloff, David Opatoshu,Werner Klemperer, Herbert Berghoff,Dora Weissman, Ann Dere, Anne Hegira,Iria Jensen, David KermanMon. May 7 4:00pm AGI CAN GET IT FOR YOU WHOLESALEUSA 1951, 93 min, B/WDirector: Michael GordonWriter: Abraham Polonsky, basedon the novel by Jerome WeidmanCast: Susan Hayward, Dan Dailey,Sam Jaffe, George SandersFri. May 11 Noon AGA rare screening of a teleplay first broadcaston a live anthology TV drama series in the1950s. Chayefsky’s script centres around aLong Island cantor’s (Joseph Buloff) crisis offaith following an act of anti-Semitism at asynagogue on the day before Rosh Hashanah.On a train ride to New York to discuss his dilemmawith a rabbi, the cantor encounters ayoung woman, a survivor of Auschwitz, who iscontemplating suicide. Based on a true storythat appeared in a 1949 Reader’s Digestarticle, Holiday Song was one of the earliestdramas to deal with the Jewish-Americanresponse to the Holocaust.Guest: Author/lecturer Paul BuhleWeekday matinees presented by:Set in New York’s garment district, I Can GetIt For You Wholesale stars Susan Haywardas an ambitious fashion model turned dressmanufacturer. In her climb up the corporateladder she has to weigh her haute couturecareer aspirations against the romanticovertures of her colleague (Dan Dailey) andher friendship with her other partner (SamJaffe). Polonsky deals with one of his favouredthemes – money and ethics – in a filmthat centres on a bright female protagoniststruggling to overcome poverty and sexiststereotypes. The Broadway musical versionof 1962 followed the Jewish aspects of thenovel more closely and was notable for thedebut of Barbra Streisand in a small role andthe play’s star, Elliott Gould.Weekday matinees presented by:OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER SPONSOROFFICIAL NEWSPAPER SPONSORThe Schreibers in Hollywood Series ismade possible by the generous support of:Shirley GranovskyThe Schreibers in Hollywood Series ismade possible by the generous support of:Shirley GranovskyAG AL GREEN THEATRE · BC BLOOR CINEMA · SG SHEPPARD GRANDE · PROGRAMME 29