This is indeed one of the most interesting and entertaining documentaries I have seen, however I can't say that everything in this film was accurate.
I'm not Jewish, I'm Greek. I can definitely relate to the stuff they presented in reference to the personification of a stereotypical Jewish mother, however I cannot agree that this image was started by Jews.
What was lacking was the fact that this supposed mother (whether she be overbearing, nagging, melodramatic etc) exists outside the Jewish religion. I've seen these examples of unorthodox mothering from various cultures, including Indian, Italian, and of course my culture, Greek. The documentary implies that these cultures forged this image from the Jews, however I totally disagree.
Other than this, I found the documentary to be very entertaining as it displayed various clips from all walks of cinema involving the Jewish mother, including "Come Blow Your Horn", "Where's Poppa?" and "My Favourite Year". It also focused on various rare Israeli films as well as Hollywood, and such a unique blend made this documentary a must see for all mothers (not just Jewish ones).
I'm not Jewish, I'm Greek. I can definitely relate to the stuff they presented in reference to the personification of a stereotypical Jewish mother, however I cannot agree that this image was started by Jews.
What was lacking was the fact that this supposed mother (whether she be overbearing, nagging, melodramatic etc) exists outside the Jewish religion. I've seen these examples of unorthodox mothering from various cultures, including Indian, Italian, and of course my culture, Greek. The documentary implies that these cultures forged this image from the Jews, however I totally disagree.
Other than this, I found the documentary to be very entertaining as it displayed various clips from all walks of cinema involving the Jewish mother, including "Come Blow Your Horn", "Where's Poppa?" and "My Favourite Year". It also focused on various rare Israeli films as well as Hollywood, and such a unique blend made this documentary a must see for all mothers (not just Jewish ones).
