Saturday night's film, Madonnas (Madonnen), written and directed by Maria Speth, shows us the hard life of main character Rita who has five children by several different fathers. Watching the film was almost as hard as her life because Rita makes bad choice after bad choice until the viewer has no empathy for her and every ounce of compassion for her children and boyfriend and mother.
I came away wondering what the film added to our culture beyond portraying poor parenthood. Madonnas is well-done but the story lacked virtue.
Making Trouble, on the other hand, was well-worth the $8 ticket, long lines, crowded theater, late start and 85 minutes. Produced by the Jewish Women's Archive, Making Trouble is a documentary about Jewish comedians Molly Picon, Fanny Brice, Sophie Tucker, Joan Rivers, Gilda Radner and Wendy Wasserstein and features modern Jewish comedians Judy Gold, Jackie Hoffman, Cory Kahaney, and Jessica Kirson.
Making Trouble is funny, irreverent, and shows how some of the most famous funny Jewish women changed the comedy landscape for all women as well as Jewish women.
Go out of your way to see it. You won't be disappointed.
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