|
The Grand Role follows the fortunes of struggling actor Maurice Kurtz (Friess) whose Jewish origins just may be his ticket to a leading role in a Yiddish version of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. Maurice is offered the role of Shylock in his movie, but the good news is tainted when he returns home to his beloved wife Perla who announces that she has cancer, and is soon to die. While grappling with this information, Maurice receives a further blow when he learns the part of Shylock is no longer his. But Perla is deliriously happy to believe that Maurice is on the cusp of stardom, so he decides not to tell her that he's lost the part, and instead goes to extraordinary lengths to keep up this illusion.
BRAND : FREISS,STEPHANE
GENRE : FOREIGN VIDEO - FRENCH
MANUFACTURER : FIRST RUN FEATURES
PRODUCT TYPE : DVD
PRODUCT TYPE : DVD
RATING : UN
RETURNS ACCEPTED? : YES
RUNTIME : 90
|