Sentences with phrase «hasidic culture»

Since much of modern life — including most films — are forbidden in Hasidic culture, and because the film was shot semi-surreptitiously, it's unclear whether there could be repercussions in this strict, tightly - knit community for those involved in this secular undertaking.
The intent regarding this humble human comedy is clear: to represent a community (the Hasidic culture of New York) and its language (Yiddish) in an unfiltered yet fictionalized fashion.
The trappings of modern life that most of us take for granted — the internet, modern music and smartphones — are banned in Hasidic culture.

Not exact matches

The second segment, directed by The Namesake's Mira Nair, deals us a relaxed business / culture clash between two storied, orthodox jewelers, an abandoned Indian Jain (Slumdog Millionaire's Irrfan Khan) and an engaged Hasidic Jew (Portman, putting on a Yiddish accent).
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