Movie Description
The Dybbuk: Semi-Staged Reading
(2021)Overview
On the day of her wedding, Leah is possessed by a dybbuk – the spirit of her former lover who died after learning of her engagement to another man. Set in the vanished, mystically religious world of 19th-century Eastern European Hasidism, S. Ansky’s The Dybbuk is a complex and meticulously crafted tragedy in which two lovers, betrothed before birth and denied earthly communion, are ultimately bound together for all eternity. This semi-staged reading took take place at the Almeida, as part of Six Artists in Search of a Play.
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Original TitleThe Dybbuk: Semi-Staged Reading
Status Released
Release Information
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2021-05-19
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 54m
Homepagehttps://almeida.co.uk/whats-on/the-dybbuk/
