I saw the film the other day. Even though it did have subtitles I still had a hard time with it. It seems that , from my view point ,a Jewish type grim reaper show up in a village causing some death.A Jewish student is visiting the village. He is welcomed by a well to do in the village.He meets the daughter of the well to do and falls in love with her. But her father has plans for her to marry already.So against the wishes of his best friend he turns to the devil to get her for himself.It doesn't work the way he thought it would.The first suitor was no good cause he just presented cattle to them as a dowry.But her dad finds another one. The student ends up dead. But his soul takes possession of her. He shows up at the before wedding festival when the peasants dance for her wedding. Influencing her to reject the marriage. Her parents take her to the rabbi to see if something could be done about it. A Jewish exorcism is performed. It works for the moment. But she ends up dying . Both in the other world. Here's the irony of it . The Jewish student sells his souls to the devil. There's a Jewish grim reaper .There a scene where her father is counting money and his friend touches it and he slaps his friends hands.What would have happen if Goebels got a hold of the famous Yiddish story? He would of had a field day with those characters. Twising the meaning of the grim reaper , the Jewish student, and her spend thrift father. But fortunately that never happen. I wonder if the film makers had decided to make it during modern settings of 1937 how that would of looked Well it was pretty good any way. A Yiddish horror movie classic
Review of The Dybbuk
