![]() ![]() On one level, “Unorthodox” works within the same expanded universe of religious rebellion explored in recent cinema, from the lesbian drama “Disobedience” to the bittersweet Williamsburg-set father-son drama “Menashe” - which, like “Unorthodox,” largely unfolds in Yiddish. However, the four-part limited series adapted from Feldman’s book, also called “Unorthodox,” gives this dilemma a fresh spin. ![]() While the particular circumstances surrounding Feldman’s flight hold unique power, Feldman’s story belongs to an emerging tradition of tales surrounding the oppressive nature of ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities, and the people who struggle with the impulse to move on. Raised in the Hasidic Satmar sect of Williamsburg, Feldman escaped an arranged marriage at the age of 19, while pregnant with her first child, and resettled in Germany. Deborah Feldman’s 2012 memoir “ Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots” charts a familiar path of resistance. ![]()
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