521988
521988

In Search of Ladino

1981-05-02 he 50m
Documentary
In Search of Ladino follows Ladino speakers, their culture, their memories and hopes for their mother tongue. This unique film is one of the earliest works presenting Ladino-speaking Holocaust survivors in Israel, and it provides rare documentation of their testimonies and songs. Filmmaker David Perlov’s camera glances on the faces of the people, as he listens carefully to their stories and songs. The film was meant to be part of a trilogy about languages: Hebrew, Yiddish and Ladino, but Perlov only managed to make the first film.

Director

David Perlov

Researcher

Levi Zini

Cinematography

Yossi Wein

Cinematography

Gadi Danzig

Editor

Bracha Kalchevsky

Assistant Editor

Yael Perlov

Status

Released

Countries

  • Israel

Companies

  • Israel Film Service