Fiddler on the Roof's Place in the New Hollywood

In which I discuss the 1971 film adaptation of Fiddler on the Roof, the New Hollywood movement, and Fiddler's place between Old and New Hollywood Musicals

The last year has been a bit chaotic, but I'm glad to finally have a new video essay to present. This project really helped to remind me of how special Fiddler is as a piece, and I can only hope that I've expressed how unique I think this film is.

0:00 Intro
5:01 A Brief History of Fiddler on the Roof
13:36 The New Hollywood
19:49 Fiddler's Place in the New Hollywood
27:45 Conclusion

FURTHER READING/VIEWING

Some Additional Notes About My Thoughts on Everything in the Video
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Films featured (in order):
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
Some Like It Hot (1959)
A Man For All Seasons (1966)
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
The Last Picture Show (1971)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Medium Cool (1969)
The Boys in the Band (1970)
Putney Swope (1969)
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Mary Poppins (1964)
The Sound of Music (1965)
Camelot (1967)
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
Hello, Dolly! (1969)
Cabaret (1972)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
All That Jazz (1979)
Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
Dirty Harry (1971)
The French Connection (1971)
Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles (2019)
Broadway: The American Musical (2004)
West Side Story (1961)
The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966)
The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
In the Heat of the Night (1967)
On the Town (1949)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Tea and Sympathy (1956)
Gun Fury (1953)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
Rome, Open City (1945)
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
The Moon is Blue (1953)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
The 400 Blows (1959)
Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)
Lola (1961)
Breathless (1960)
The Children's Hour (1961)
A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
The Graduate (1967)
Doctor Dolittle (1967)
Oliver! (1968)
Bullitt (1968)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Easy Rider (1969)
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
The Godfather Part II (1974)
Five Easy Pieces (1970)
Mean Streets (1973)
That's Entertainment! (1974)
Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen (2022)

SOURCES:

Solomon, A. (2014). Wonder of Wonders: A Cultural History of Fiddler on the Roof. Metropolitan Books.

Roadside Attractions/Samuel Goldwyn Films. (2019). Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles. Dir: Max Lewkowicz.

Zeitgeist Films/Kino Lorber. (2022). Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen. Dir: Daniel Raim.

MGM Home Entertainment. (2001). Fiddler on the Roof: Audio Commentary [DVD]. Subjects: Norman Jewison and Chaim Topol.

Ebert, R. (1971, November). Fiddler on the Roof Movie Review (1971): Roger Ebert. movie review (1971) | Roger Ebert. Retrieved October 7, 2022, from https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/fi...

Canby, V. (1971, November 4). Fiddler' on a grand scale:life-style of the Aleichem characters is missing amid production's grandeur. The New York Times. Retrieved October 7, 2022, from https://www.nytimes.com/1971/11/04/ar...

Coate, M. (2021, December). To life! remembering "fiddler on the roof" on its 50th anniversary. The Digital Bits. Retrieved October 7, 2022, from https://thedigitalbits.com/columns/hi...

Kael, P. (1971, November 6). A bagel with a bite out of it. The New Yorker. Retrieved October 7, 2022, from https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/19...

Powers, J. (1966, June 22). 'who's afraid of virginia woolf?': Thr's 1966 review. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 7, 2022, from https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...