An irresistible mix of film history and nostalgia.

| Aug 25, 2022

Funny and clever, and it makes me want to go and watch the musical again, which I'd say is the best thing such a documentary can do.

| Feb 25, 2021

For musical comedy (or drama) buffs... and everyone else, too.

| Feb 12, 2021

This isn't just a Broadway origin story, it's a testament to the enduring power of art to speak to specific situations while illuminating broader issues.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 31, 2021

Footage of Tevye and his wife Golda singing "Do You Love Me?" in a recent Tokyo staging is so moving one wishes to see the entire production.

| Jul 29, 2020

Director Max Lewkowicz assembled an extraordinary collection of talking heads to discuss their lives with "Fiddler".

| May 28, 2020

Most of all, Lewkowicz shows how even though "Fiddler" - both the original musical and the 1971 Norman Jewison-directed movie - is primarily a Jewish story, it still manages to speak to audiences across both generations and national boundaries.

| Jan 24, 2020

[F]or every scholar who talks about the social implications of Fiddler and the resilience that birthed it, there's one that spells out baseline interpretations of the text.

| Jan 17, 2020

I've adored Fiddler since childhood, so I watched this film with great pleasure. The only downside was that I wanted to hear the numbers all the way through. When it was over, I was ready for the show to start.

| Jan 6, 2020

While never preachy, the director Max Lewkowicz nonetheless makes the case that Fiddler remains a vital and urgent piece of art about refugees, intolerance and the perennial clash of modernity with, yep, sing it with me, tradition!

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 13, 2019

It's a compelling tale, wonderfully told.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 13, 2019

The clip of the Temptations singing a cover of If I Were a Rich Man is worth the price of admission alone.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 12, 2019

Even if you don't like musicals but like documentaries, Fiddler has something to show you.

| Oct 10, 2019

A Miracle of Miracles examines both the development of the much loved "dark musical" and its enduring popularity for audiences all around the world.

| Sep 17, 2019

Miracle of Miracles feeds the soul and explains in depth why a play like Fiddler on the Roof will always be a theatrical treasure.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 14, 2019

This film will be a treasure trove of insight into not just the making of a musical, but of women and men who had the courage of their convictions in the face of odds set against them.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 12, 2019

Max Lewkowicz's film, "Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles" demonstrates, with great affection and sometimes exhaustive detail, just how this tale of a poor milkman named Tevye and his relationship with God, became a world-wide hit.

| Sep 10, 2019

It reminds us of why "Fiddler" is so enduring simply through the characters, story, and music that will still be touching audiences in another 50 years.

| Original Score: B+ | Sep 10, 2019

A convincing theme of this informative and emotional documentary is that the 1964 musical "Fiddler on the Roof" is a "female empowerment piece".... with feminist portrayals.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Sep 9, 2019

This documentary film feels like a joyous and edifying game of musical chairs. The one left standing is the monumental 1964 Broadway juggernaut, "Fiddler On The Roof."

| Sep 9, 2019