The Jazz Singer [Import]
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DVD Details
- Encoding: Region 0 (Worldwide)
- Released: January 5, 2010
- Originally Released: 1980
- Label: La Entertainment
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Neil Diamond, Laurence Olivier & Lucie Arnaz | |
Performer: | Catlin Adams & Franklyn Ajaye | |
Directed by | Richard Fleischer | |
Screenwriting by | Herbert Baker | |
Story by | Samuel Raphaelson | |
Produced by | Jerry Leider |
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: 1/4 --
The Jazz Singer has so many things wrong with it that a review threatens to become a list.
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Chicago Sun-Times
The roughest of Diamonds, this will only interest fans of the singer and those with a passion for poor pictures.
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Film4
Rating: 53/100 --
... 111 minutes is a lot to take for anyone but the most keen Diamond fans.
Apollo Guide
Rating: 2/5 --
Stick with Jolson's version via 1927. Or even the Danny Thomas take. Skip Neil.
Video-Reviewmaster.com
Rating: 1/5 --
An unintentional laff riot. Olivier is so over the top that it's mesmerizing.
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
The protagonist manages to get through his dilemma between a profane love and home, with the help of Laurence Olivier, at the helm of the veteran Richard Fleischer, and under the umbrella of a soundtrack that will please its fans. [Full Review in Spanish]
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El Pais (Spain)
Rating: 3/5 --
Diamond tries his best. Olivier over compensates, but the songs are classic.
Nolan's Pop Culture Review
Product Description:
Import PAL/Region 0 pressing. Recording superstar Neil Diamond makes his movie debut in the Jazz Singer, the 1980's updated version of the Al Jolson classic, as a fifth generation cantor who struggles to find expression through his own songs in the highly competitive world of popular music. He is opposed by his tradition-bound father, portrayed by Laurence Olivier, who is convinced that his son is betraying his birthright by striking out on his own. Although Diamond abandons the synagogue for America's own national religion, show-business, he returns to the faith - and the synagogue - to sing Kol Nidre in the place of his stricken papa. Lucie Arnaz also heads the cast as a gutsy manager who falls in love first with the man's work, then with the man himself. Catlin Adams stars as the tradition-bound wife who doesn't understand her husband's desire to leave the safe community provided by the synagogue. The movie features 10 songs composed and recorded live on film by Diamond, whose music has entertained millions of people throughout the world for more than two decades.
Product Info
- Sales Rank: 5,832
- UPC: 9332412004224
- Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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