Thursday, August 31, 2017

The Chosen (1981)

Maximilon Schell, Rod Steiger, and Robby Benson star in this film, whi depicts Brooklyn in the 1940s when two Jewish kids become friends. One is from a Hasidic family and the other a Zionist family but they come together through their mutual love of stickball. The issues of the importance of tradition, parental expectations, and the formation of the Israel cause constant friction.