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Surrender, one of the few American silent feature films to deal with life in a European Jewish shtetl is filled with the details of village life and Jewish customs. Based on "Lea Lyon" by Alexander Brody, the film’s story unfolds on the eve of WWI in an Austrian village where the chief Rabbi's daughter, Lea, encounters Prince Constantine, a Russian officer.

The two are immediately taken with each other, but Lea's father denounces the Russian as an oppressor and bids him farewell. When war breaks out and Prince Constantine comes back to invade the village, he demands Lea in exchange for the life of the village. Lea’s passion for the Prince, and her concern for the lives of the villagers, conflict with her father's view that it is right to resist such a sinful demand. Although Lea makes a decision, the course of the war and the Russian revolution ultimately determine who is considered a hero and who a traitor in this plot-twisting melodrama about passions both political and personal.

The NCJF also has quite a few silent DVDs of Jewish-themed films for sale on DVD and rental on DVD and film formats at:

http://www.jewishfilm.org/Catalogue/silent.htm

I knew Kevin Brownlow ten years ago (by fax and mail only) because of this film: I located a fox trot (by Nicolás Verona) that Universal published as its main theme.

I sent a copy of that score, which I still have, to him.

Whoopeee! I'd been hoping to see this one for a long time. Here's another idea for our dream box set-- a Mozzukhin/Mosjoukine set

greta

greta de groat wrote:Whoopeee! I'd been hoping to see this one for a long time. Here's another idea for our dream box set-- a Mozzukhin/Mosjoukine set

greta

Count me in.....I just have to see Kean again....

The 16mm they rent of this is not very good and I am also curious
if they have a legit contract from Universal as it is under copyright. They have in the past done things with film rentals that were NOT cleared by the rights holders.

SURRENDER is probably Ivan Mosjoukine's least interesting film. It's not in the same league with MICHAEL STROGOFF, LE BRASIER ARDENT or THE WHITE DEVIL .
Henry Nicolella

One of my favorite silent films. A bit flabby in the middle but the end is to die for.