Divan is the quest for a turn of the century Hungarian couch upon which Hassidic rabbis slept.
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Cast
| Pearl Gluck | ... |
Self - Narrator
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Amichai Lau Lavie | ... |
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Basya Schechter | ... |
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Giti Koenig | ... |
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Isaac Stein | ... |
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Jeanette Friedman | ... |
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Louis Farkowitz | ... |
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Mark Joseph Altman | ... |
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| Michelle Miller | ... |
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Pessy Sloan | ... |
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Bruriah Sloan | ... |
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Rosalie Osian | ... |
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Sarah Cecilie Finkelstein | ... |
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Yermiyahu Ahron Taub | ... |
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Malke Feldman | ... |
Self - My Great Aunt
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Jeff Taylor | ... |
Self - Exporter in Hungary
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Judy Gluck | ... |
Self - My Mother
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Leo Cianci | ... |
Self - Her Dance Partner
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Meshulm Rottenberg | ... |
Self - Kossonye Grandchild
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Nedivah Rottenberg | ... |
Self - His Wife
(as Nediva Rottenberg)
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Jolán Kuruc | ... |
Self - Grandfather's First Cousin
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Éva Fehérvári | ... |
Self - Her Family
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János Fehérvári | ... |
Self - Her Family
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András Fehérvári | ... |
Self - Her Family
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Katalin Kurucz | ... |
Self - Her Family
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Péter Hagen | ... |
Self - Her Family
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György Fröhlich | ... |
Self - Budapest Baker
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Vera Fröhlich | ... |
Self - His Wife
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Robert Frohlich | ... |
Self - His Son, the Rabbi
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Katalin Sommer | ... |
Self - Budapest Wigmaker
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Dezsõ Kõvári | ... |
Self - Budapest Kosher Butcher
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Leon Breuer | ... |
Self - Upholsterer
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Baruch Rose | ... |
Self - Grandfather's First Cousin
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Steve Fallon | ... |
Self - Lonely Planet Writer
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Zev Goldinger | ... |
Self - 'Billy Básci'
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Nora Wildgen | ... |
Self - Miracle Story, Mother
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Leo Wildgen-White | ... |
Self - Miracle Story: Child
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Miriam Rosenwasser | ... |
Self - The Kings Hotel Proprietor
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Éva Singer | ... |
Self - Meet-A-Mate Lady
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Sherry Singer | ... |
Self - Meet-A-Mate Lady
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Péter Reinhardt | ... |
Self - Ecseri Flea Market Vendor
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Directed by
| Pearl Gluck | ||
Written by
| Pearl Gluck | ... | (writer) |
| Susan Korda | ... | () |
Produced by
| Pearl Gluck | ... | producer |
| Sarah Goodman | ... | associate producer |
| Isaac Stein | ... | associate producer |
| András Surányi | ... | associate producer: Hungary |
Music by
| Frank London | ||
Cinematography by
| William Tyler Smith | ||
Editing by
| Zelda Greenstein | ||
Editorial Department
| Jennie Allen | ... | assistant editor |
| Pete Beaudreau | ... | additional editor |
| Hanley Braginsky | ... | post-production assistant |
| Steve Fischer | ... | on-line editor |
| Amanda P. Fowler | ... | post-production assistant |
| Adrienne Haspel | ... | assistant editor |
| Vivian Kamen | ... | post-production assistant |
Sound Department
| Tom Hambleton | ... | re-recording mixer / sound designer / sound editor |
| Jerry Horwath | ... | assistant dialogue editor |
| Michael Schafer | ... | assistant dialogue editor |
| László Szakács | ... | additional production sound |
| Tamás Zányi | ... | production sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Miklós Buk | ... | second camera operator (as Miklos Buk) |
| Chris Edwards | ... | additional photographer (as Christopher Edwards) |
| Pearl Gluck | ... | director of photography: additional photography |
| Leon Grodski | ... | director of photography: additional photography |
| John Kirby | ... | additional photographer |
Additional Crew
| Krisztina Biber | ... | translator |
| András Fehérvári | ... | translator |
| Eric Goldhagen | ... | technology supporter |
| Adrienne Haspel | ... | translator |
| Terry L. James | ... | digital film transfer |
| Brian P. Olson | ... | title designer: subtitles |
| Brendan Perreault | ... | technology supporter |
| Ed Raeker | ... | title designer |
| Robert L. Seigel | ... | production counsel (as Robert L. Siegel Esq.) |
| Dan Sieradski | ... | technology supporter (as Daniel Sieradski) |
| William Tyler Smith | ... | creative consultant |
| Péter Solymosi | ... | translator |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Zeitgeist Films (2004) (United States)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Andrew Parsegian Studios (voice-over recorded at)
- Good and Evil Studios (original music recorded at)
- Reelworks (maps)
- Splice (online at)
- Undertone Music (sound mix)
- Undertone Music (voice-over recorded at)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Divan follows the filmmaker's effort to retrieve a turn-of-the-century family heir loom - a couch. The filmmaker journeys from her birthplace, Brooklyn's Hasidic community, to its origins in Hungary and back. The couch - considered holy because certain Hasidic rabbis had slept on it - survived WWII and is in the filmmaker's great grandfather's house in Rohod, a northeast Hungarian town. In the tradition of storytelling, the filmmaker creates a visual parable about the Hasidic community that she left as a teenager. She trails the couch through a quirky landscape populated by Hasidim in Brooklyn, Holocaust survivors and ex-communists in Hungary, and, finally, the next generation of formerly-Hasidic Jews on the margins of their communities in New York and Israel. Written by Anonymous |
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Box Office
| Opening Weekend United States | $3,560, 21 Mar 2004 |