Breaking Home Ties
New York Jewish Film Festival 2012
January 11 - 26, 2012
US Premiere of Restored Version! Sharon Rivo of the National Center for Jewish Film in person!
Thinking he has killed his friend Paul in a jealous rage, David Bergmann flees pre-revolutionary Russia for America. Live piano by Donald Sosin accompanied by violinist Joseph Morag.
US Premiere of Restored Version! Sharon Rivo of the National Center for Jewish Film in person!
Thinking he has killed his friend Paul in a jealous rage, David Bergmann flees pre-revolutionary Russia for America. In New York he becomes a successful lawyer and woos smart, independent Rose, also the boss’ daughter. Meanwhile, his wealthy parents sell their fancy home in St. Petersburg and emigrate to New York. Unable to find their son, they fall into poverty. Will David marry Rose? Will the Bergmanns be reunited? And what happened to Paul? This drama, long thought lost, is a gem of the silent era, presented in a new restoration by the National Center for Jewish Film. Live piano by Donald Sosin accompanied by violinist Joseph Morag.
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