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Ladino: 500 Years Young
Sunday, May 3, 11:00 AM at
Director(s): Rian Papish
Country: Israel
Year: 2006
Length: 52 MINUTES
Format: Beta SP | Documentary
Language: Hebrew, English, Spanish & Ladino w/subtitles
The film follows the rise of Ladino singer, Yasmin Levy, from the moment she discovers she can sing, all the way to international success. As she gets to know herself as singer, Yasmin rediscovers her father, Yitzhak Levy, who died when she was only one. Levy was a revered Ladino singer who, in the face of the decline of his mother tongue in Israel, chose to dedicate his life to recording and documenting the old Ladino songs before they became extinct. On a singing tour in Spain, Yasmin connects with her identity as a Jew whose ancestors were expelled 500 years earlier, as she finds her own destiny.
Topics: Ladino/Judeo-Spanish, Flamenco, Spirituality and Religion, Music, Drama/ Theater
PRINT SOURCE: IsraeliFilms
WEBSITE: www.israelifilms.co.il
EMAIL: info@israelifilms.co.il
PHONE: 972-3-681-2121
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Dov Gil-Har, Sales Efrat Cohen-Magen, SalesFILMS: Sweet Mud (Adama Meshuga'at), Champagne Spy (Meragel Ha-Shampaniya), Flipping Out, Sharon, Woman From the Bubble, Ladino: 500 Years Young
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