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As much as I think I preferred both Good Time and Heaven Knows What to this, the Safdie brothers sure are a special pair. My favorite moment was easily Howard's absurdly goofy smile attempting to woo his wife back. Has anyone ever seen a Passover seder in movie before? It didn't seem especially extraordinary in the moment but upon thinking about it, I'm not sure I'd ever encountered it.
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There's a fine line between authenticity and reinforcing coded racial signs and stereotypes and it is always bound to strike folks differently. A Serious Man underwent the same accusations but I found it to be so true to my experience growing up Jewish in the American frontier. What I think helps vindicates the Safdies is their documentary-like discipline in expressing the truths of their home city. Their films are full of nonactors and yeah, they're creative decisions rooted in the age-old practice of typage but it breathes so much life into their movies.
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