Romans, jedzenie i zbrodnia. Nawiązania do tradycji seder w filmach Woody’ego Allena
Romance, food and crime. References to the Seder tradition in Woody Allen's films
Author(s): Kamila KalistaSubject(s): Anthropology, Jewish studies, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure , Family and social welfare, Film / Cinema / Cinematography, Ethnic Minorities Studies, Social Norms / Social Control, Identity of Collectives
Published by: Szkoła Wyższa Psychologii Społecznej
Keywords: popular culture; food; Passover; Seder; food film; Jewish; crime; romance
Summary/Abstract: Passover is one of the most important Jewish holidays. It starts with dinner - Seder. Family gathered on this day drink red wine as a symbol of freedom and happiness. They eat matzo - flat bread to remember that Hebrews left Egypt grabbing unready bread leaven. The central place of the table is taken by the Seder plate with zeroa – shank bone, beitzah – roasted, hard – boiled egg, karpas – a vegetable, maror – bitter herbs, chazeret – bitter vegetable, charoset – sweet dessert. Most of described traditional dishes are visible in Seder scene of films Crimes and Misdemeanours (1989) and Café Society (2016) by Woody Allen. In both films the extended families are gathered together. Their members’ personalities reflect symbols of Seder dishes.
Journal: Kultura Popularna
- Issue Year: 56/2018
- Issue No: 02
- Page Range: 88-98
- Page Count: 11
- Language: Polish