Rise and Fall of the Borscht Belt
At its peak, one million New York Jews spent their summers in the Borscht Belt, the birthplace of Jewish-American iconoclastic humor. This film shows how these Catskills communities were run by women, and how class divisions were reflected in the resort hotels: upwardly-mobile hotel guests were entertained by a who's-who of talent, while in the bungalows, do-it-yourself burlesque and vaudeville reigned among the blue-collar families. This film is happy, humane, ironic, and, finally, bittersweet, as we see that today's Jews no longer share the tastes or aspirations of their parents.
Year: 1986
Genre: Documentary
Studio: Villon Films
Director: Peter Davis
Cast: Joseph Wiseman
Crew: Peter Davis (Director), Peter Davis (Producer), Steven Murray (Music)
Runtime: 81 minutes
Release: Sep 14, 1986
IMDb: 9.00/10 by 1 users
Popularity: 1
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Keyword : catskills
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