Divan

Name: Divan
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Pearl Gluck, Amichai Lau Lavie, Basya Schechter, Giti Koenig, Isaac Stein

IMDb ID: tt0303917 · Rating: 6.9 (129 votes)

Genres: Documentary

Divan is the quest for a turn of the century Hungarian couch upon which Hassidic rabbis slept.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Divan
Canada: Divan (English)
United Kingdom: Divan
Ireland: Divan (English)
India: Divan (English)
New Zealand: Divan (English)
United States: Divan
South Africa: Divan (English)
Hungary: A divány
Russia: Диван
ДиванContent RatingNot RatedRuntime90 minutesMetascore71IMDb Popularity0User Reviews6Critic Reviews12Countries / RegionsUnited States
Hungary
Israel
UkraineLanguagesEnglish
Hungarian
YiddishKeywordscouch
hungarian
tradition
f rated
one word titleProduction CompaniesPalinka PicturesOfficial Sitesdivan-thecouch.com updates, screenings, and general info (United States) - http://www.divan-thecouch.com/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303917/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0303917.jpgUpdated At2025-09-02T10:07:39

Directors

Pearl Gluck

Writers

Pearl Gluck
Susan Korda

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Pearl Gluck | Character: Self - Narrator
Actor: Amichai Lau Lavie | Character: Self
Actor: Basya Schechter | Character: Self
Actor: Giti Koenig | Character: Self
Actor: Isaac Stein | Character: Self
Actor: Jeanette Friedman | Character: Self
Actor: Louis Farkowitz | Character: Self
Actor: Mark Joseph Altman | Character: Self
Actor: Michelle Miller | Character: Self
Actor: Pessy Sloan | Character: Self
Actor: Bruriah Sloan | Character: Self
Actor: Rosalie Osian | Character: Self
Actor: Sarah Cecilie Finkelstein | Character: Self
Actor: Yermiyahu Ahron Taub | Character: Self
Actor: Malke Feldman | Character: Self - My Great Aunt
Actor: Jeff Taylor | Character: Self - Exporter in Hungary
Actor: Judy Gluck | Character: Self - My Mother
Actor: Leo Cianci | Character: Self - Her Dance Partner
Actor: Meshulm Rottenberg | Character: Self - Kossonye Grandchild
Actor: Nedivah Rottenberg | Character: Self - His Wife
Actor: Jolán Kuruc | Character: Self - Grandfather's First Cousin
Actor: Éva Fehérvári | Character: Self - Her Family
Actor: János Fehérvári | Character: Self - Her Family
Actor: András Fehérvári | Character: Self - Her Family
Actor: Katalin Kurucz | Character: Self - Her Family
Actor: Péter Hagen | Character: Self - Her Family
Actor: György Fröhlich | Character: Self - Budapest Baker
Actor: Vera Fröhlich | Character: Self - His Wife
Actor: Robert Frohlich | Character: Self - His Son, the Rabbi
Actor: Katalin Sommer | Character: Self - Budapest Wigmaker
Actor: Dezsõ Kõvári | Character: Self - Budapest Kosher Butcher
Actor: Leon Breuer | Character: Self - Upholsterer
Actor: Baruch Rose | Character: Self - Grandfather's First Cousin
Actor: Steve Fallon | Character: Self - Lonely Planet Writer
Actor: Zev Goldinger | Character: Self - 'Billy Básci'
Actor: Nora Wildgen | Character: Self - Miracle Story, Mother
Actor: Leo Wildgen-White | Character: Self - Miracle Story: Child
Actor: Miriam Rosenwasser | Character: Self - The Kings Hotel Proprietor
Actor: Éva Singer | Character: Self - Meet-A-Mate Lady
Actor: Sherry Singer | Character: Self - Meet-A-Mate Lady
Actor: Péter Reinhardt | Character: Self - Ecseri Flea Market Vendor

[Directors Group]
Name: Pearl Gluck | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Pearl Gluck | Role: Writer
Name: Susan Korda | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Pearl Gluck | Role: Producer
Name: Sarah Goodman | Role: Producer
Name: Isaac Stein | Role: Producer
Name: András Surányi | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Frank London | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: William Tyler Smith | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Zelda Greenstein | Role: Editor

[Sound Department]
Name: Tom Hambleton | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jerry Horwath | Role: Sound Department
Name: Michael Schafer | Role: Sound Department
Name: László Szakács | Role: Sound Department
Name: Tamás Zányi | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Miklós Buk | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Chris Edwards | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Pearl Gluck | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Leon Grodski | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John Kirby | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Jennie Allen | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Pete Beaudreau | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Hanley Braginsky | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Steve Fischer | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Amanda P. Fowler | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Adrienne Haspel | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Vivian Kamen | Role: Editorial Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Krisztina Biber | Role: Additional Crew
Name: András Fehérvári | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Eric Goldhagen | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Adrienne Haspel | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Terry L. James | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Brian P. Olson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Brendan Perreault | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ed Raeker | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Robert L. Seigel | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Dan Sieradski | Role: Additional Crew
Name: William Tyler Smith | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Péter Solymosi | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303917/videogallery/

Release Schedule

United States: May 2003 (Tribeca Film Festival)
Hungary: October 12, 2003 (Titanic International Filmpresence Festival)
United States: March 13, 2004 (Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival)
United States: March 17, 2004 (New York City, New York)
United States: April 4, 2004 (Wisconsin Film Festival)
Hong Kong: November 23, 2004 (Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival)
Poland: May 20, 2005 (Warsaw International Jewish Film Festival Ha-Motiv Ha-Jehudi)

Awards

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