My Mexican Shivah

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The passing of a Mexican Jew whose appetite for life was stronger than his spiritual discipline makes for a difficult set of funeral arrangements in this comedy from filmmaker Alejandro Springall. Moishe Sergio Klainer was a happy-go-lucky guy living in Mexico City's Jewish quarter until the day he died -- appropriately enough while dancing at a party for a local Hebrew theater troupe. While Moishe was a man with plenty of friends, most of the folks he left behind to arrange his funeral don't have much good to ...
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Overview

The passing of a Mexican Jew whose appetite for life was stronger than his spiritual discipline makes for a difficult set of funeral arrangements in this comedy from filmmaker Alejandro Springall. Moishe Sergio Klainer was a happy-go-lucky guy living in Mexico City's Jewish quarter until the day he died -- appropriately enough while dancing at a party for a local Hebrew theater troupe. While Moishe was a man with plenty of friends, most of the folks he left behind to arrange his funeral don't have much good to say for him. Moishe's daughter, Esther Raquel Pankowsky, has long been bitter about the fact that he cheated on her mother, and with a Gentile to boot. His son, Ricardo David Ostrosky, didn't much care for his dad, and at the moment is more concerned about the unexpected pregnancy of his short-term girlfriend. Moishe's grandson, Nicolas Emilio Savinni, was forced to flee Mexico after being convicted on drug charges; having returned home, he's become a reactionary Orthodox Jew with nothing good to say about Moishe's lifestyle. The local rabbi Lenny Zundel has his own ideas about how to conduct the funeral and mourning period, which don't agree with Moishe's view of the world. And Galia Sharon Zundel is too busy dealing with her new passion for her cousin Nicholas to focus on her grandfather's passing. Morirse Esta en Hebreo aka My Mexican Shivah received its North American premiere at the 2006 New York Jewish Film Festival.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 3/19/2013
  • UPC: 910374899998
  • Original Release: 2006

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  • Source: Passion River
  • Presentation: Subtitled
  • Language: English
  • Time: 1:38:00
  • Format: DVD

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Raquel Pankowsky Esther
David Ostrosky Ricardo
Sharon Zundel Galia
Emilio Savinni Nicolás
Lenny Zundel Rabbi
Sergio Klainer Moishe
Blanca Guerra Julia Palofax
Martin Lasalle Isaac
Guillermo Murray Berman
Abraham Stavans Balkoff
Enrique Cimet
Max Kerlow
Martha Roth
Technical Credits
Alejandro Springall Director, Producer, Screenwriter
Maite Argüelles Producer
Celiana Cardenas Cinematographer
Julio Cuenca Associate Producer
Madeleine Gavin Editor
Jorge Goldenberg Screenwriter
Luisa Guala Art Director
Sandro Halpen Associate Producer
Jacobo Lieberman Score Composer
Monica Neumaier Costumes/Costume Designer
Tenoch Ochoa Executive Producer
Maggie Renzi Executive Producer, Producer
Miguel Sandoval Sound/Sound Designer
John Sayles Executive Producer, Producer
Ilán Stavans Original Story
Lemore Syvan Executive Producer
Manuel Tell Casting
Trisha Ziff Co-producer
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Scene Index

Disc #1 -- My Mexican Shivah
1. Death [6:27]
2. Funeral [6:04]
3. First Day Of Shivah [10:15]
4. Second Day Of Shivah [15:29]
5. Third Day Of Shivah [12:12]
6. Fourth Day Of Shivah [24:56]
7. Fifth Day Of Shivah [6:10]
8. Sixth Day Of Shivah [4:05]
9. Seventh Day Of Shivah [7:41]
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