B’nai Sholom to Screen “The Mad Adventures of ‘Rabbi’ Jacob,” Iconic French Comedy of Frantic Disguises and Mistaken Identities

B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation in Albany presents a screening of “The Mad Adventures of ‘Rabbi’ Jacob,” a hilarious French comedy of frantic disguises and mistaken identities, Saturday, Feb. 15, at 7:30 p.m.

B’nai Sholom is located at 420 Whitehall Road, Albany, New York.  Refreshments available.  Suggested contribution: $5.

This iconic French comedy and Golden Globe nominee is a riot of slapstick shenanigans.  Directed and written by Gérard Oury, the film stars Louis de Funès as a bigoted businessman who, through a bizarre combination of events in order to evade the police, is forced to impersonate Rabbi Jacob, a beloved figure returning to France after 30 years in the United States.  A hodgepodge of plot twists culminates in a chaotic, fun climax. The results make for a masterwork in this genre and a cult classic, a film that The New York Times hailed as “so funny so much of the time.”

Released in 1973, the 100-minute film is rated G.  In French, English, Hebrew, Yiddish and Arabic with English subtitles.

Film and image provided by Film Movement.

For more information, visit www.bnaisholomalbany.org  or contact the B’nai Sholom office: 518-482-5283 or office@bnaisholom.albany.ny.us.