Similarities Between Funny Girl And Yentl

Of the many films throughout history that portray Jewish life, three major works are Funny Girl (1968), Fiddler on the Roof (1971), and Yentl (1983), all of which cover different eras and themes of Jewish history, including Jews in Eastern Europe, immigration and religious change, and Jewish assimilation in the United States. In different ways, all these films cover different aspects of Jewish life and experience realistically based on historical accounts and reflect on the culture of tradition turning to modernization.
Beginning with Fiddler on the Roof, whose setting is chronologically first, the film follows the life of Tevye, a Jewish milkman, and his family in a small Russian village at the turn of the 20th century. Having five daughters, Tevye and his wife Golde deal with the marriages of their three eldest, all of which gradually move farther away from their community’s idea of traditional engagement and subsequent marriage. Their first daughter, Tzeitel, defies tradition by asking permission to marry her friend Motel, with whom she made a pledge to marry without the arrangement of
In New York City in the 1920’s, actress and singer Fanny Brice recounts her meeting and marriage to Nicky Arnstein as she awaits his release from prison. Growing up in a close-knit Jewish neighborhood, Fanny dreams of being a performer. After a performance one day, she’s discovered by Florenz Ziegfeld, of the Ziegfeld Follies, as well as Nicky Arnstein. Being offered a role in the Follies, she also begins a relationship with Arnstein, eventually leading to marriage and a daughter. While continuing her career as a successful performer, Nicky falls into debt from his drought of making money through gambling. He is eventually arrested and sent to prison over a fraudulent bond scheme he becomes involved in. Upon his return, he and Fanny agree to