Fioretta
Randy Schoenberg (grandson of the famous composer) and his 18-year-old son Joey journey through Europe and the centuries to reclaim 500 years of family history.
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"Genealogy, music, food, diasporic Jewish history, father-son bonding, compelling travels in the most beautiful cities of Europe: this delightful documentary film traces the search for the grave of a family's oldest known ancestor, the elusive "Fioretta." The search takes us through locales both elegant and humble in Vienna, Prague, Venice and elsewhere, into crumbling, sprawling, aging cemeteries, family homes, and historical archives, all framed by a poignant father-son connection with a few tangential sidetrips into food, tailoring, and music. The protagonists are the grandson..."
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In addition to several recordings of music by Arnold Schoenberg, the soundtrack includes West Coast jazz, indie stalwarts Lilys, Pesos, and a previously unreleased track by Don Bolles of the Germs.
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Randy Schoenberg (grandson of the famous composer) and his 18-year-old son Joey journey through Europe and the centuries to reclaim 500 years of family history.