Jewish Cult Classic Film Marathon | SF
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JCCSF Jewish Community Center | 3200 California St., San Francisco, CA
Event Details
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Offering some of the edgiest Jewish movies from decades past, JCCSF’s film marathon brings classic and obscure favorites at a price that can’t be beat. Pass the popcorn.
Free, but an RSVP is required to 415.292.1233 or email Arts@jccsf.org
Screening Schedule
Noon: The Plot Against Harry
American, 1969, 81 min.
Deadpan, small-time Kosher Nostra mobster Harry Plotnick (Martin Priest) goes meshugge when he gets into the catering biz with ex-brother-in-law, Leo (Ben Lang).1 pm: The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob)
French/Italian, 1973, 100 min.
Considered a masterpiece of French comedy, bigoted Frenchman Louis DeFunes accidentally gets mixed up in an Arab nationalist uprising while en route to his daughter’s wedding and is forced to disguise himself as a popular American rabbi.3:30 pm: The Troupe (Ha’Lahaka)
Israeli, 1978, 112 min.
Avi Nesher’s A Chorus Line in army boots, this offbeat musical follows a dozen members of the military entertainment troupe whose mission is to entertain the Israeli Army following the Six-Day War in 1967. With Gidi Gov, Meir “Poogy” Fenigstein and Gali Atari. In Hebrew, with English subtitles.
Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.
Cost: FREE*
