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L'Chayim, Comrade Stalin (2003) Rank 5 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give L'Chayim, Comrade Stalin (2003) a score of 2.1955 out of 4

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TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide

As surprising as it is to learn that a Jewish homeland was established on the far eastern reaches of the Soviet Union in 1928, 20 years before the founding of the Israel, it's even more amazing that this Zion was created by none other than Joseph Stalin. ...read the complete L'Chayim movie review at TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide

Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

Yale Strom (" The Last Klezmer ") is a violinist-turned-filmmaker. He presents an informative, no-nonsense, historical documentary based on his accidental 7-day train trip via the Trans-Siberian Railroad in March of 2000 to Birobidzhan, the fabled ...read the complete L'Chayim movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

Although there have been a high number of films that address the ethical and moral questions of the Holocaust and its aftermath, hardly any films have broached the matter of European Jewry before 1933 and no one approaches the problem of Soviet ...read the complete L'Chayim movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

Boxoffice Magazine (Wade Major)

Replete with surprises, twists and thought-provoking anecdotes. ...read the complete L'Chayim movie review at Boxoffice Magazine (Wade Major)

Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)

Energetic and informative, albeit more than a little haphazard. ...read the complete L'Chayim movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)

TV Guide's Movie Guide (Ken Fox)

Enlightening documentary. ...read the complete L'Chayim movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (Ken Fox)

New York Post (V.A. Musetto)

...read the complete L'Chayim movie review at New York Post (V.A. Musetto)

Entertainment Today (Brent Simon)

The smarter film would have really put its beliefs through the wringer; Strom's movie contents itself with the surface and as such remains a wan, Xeroxed filmic hand-out of a potentially interesting historical sub-chapter. ...read the complete L'Chayim movie review at Entertainment Today (Brent Simon)

Film Threat (Donald J. Levit)

Like the Jewish Autonomous Region itself, it is stillborn and empty. ...read the complete L'Chayim movie review at Film Threat (Donald J. Levit)

New York Times (Dave Kehr)

A fertile concept vanishes behind confused, overwrought style. ...read the complete L'Chayim movie review at New York Times (Dave Kehr)

Nitrate Online (Elias Savada)

Like the swamps on which the Siberian town Birobidzhan was built, Yale Strom's latest documentary L'Chayim, Comrade Stalin! is mired in mediocrity. ...read the complete L'Chayim movie review at Nitrate Online (Elias Savada)