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Goldstein (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Goldstein' is a 1964 film co-directed by Philip Kaufman and Benjamin Manaster, and produced by Kaufman and Zev Braun.
The cast featured a number of actors from The Second City comedy troupe in a retelling of the story of Elijah.[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/76669/Goldstein/articles.html Goldstein (1965) - Articles - TCM.com] It had earned praise by filmmakers Jean Renoir and Franois Truffaut (the former called it "the best American film I have seen in 20 years").[https://vimeo.com/338767985 GOLDSTEIN (Dir. Philip Kaufman/Benjamin Manaster, 1964) on Vimeo][https://www.dvdempire.com/873202/goldstein-movie.html DVD Empire]
Accolades
The film shared the Prix de la Nouvelle Critique at the Cannes Film Festival in 1964 with Bertolucci's 'Before the Revolution'.[http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/3078/year/1964.html Festival de Cannes : Film details 1964]
Cast
*Lou Gilbert as Old Man
*Ellen Madison as Sally
*Tom Erhart as Sculptor
*Ben Carruthers as Jay
*Charles Fischer as Mr. Nice
*Severn Darden as Doctor
*Anthony Holland as Aid
*Nelson Algren as himself
*Jack Burns as Truck Driver / Policeman
*Mike Turro as Guard
*Viola Spolin
*Del Close as Doctor
See also
*Improvisational theatre
*Martin Buber
*Jewish folklore
References
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