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Liev Schreiber and Carol Kane Play Orthodox Jews in Upcoming Darren Aronofsky Film

JL;DR SUMMARY Director Darren Aronofsky returns to his roots in Jewish-themed storytelling with his latest film "Caught Stealing," premiering on August 29. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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FilmJewish RepresentationHasidic JewsEntertainmentCarol KaneLiev SchreiberDarren AronofskyJewish MobstersCaught StealingAronofsky's Jewish Themes

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New York City, New York, United States
"It was about a possibly unhinged New York City Jewish mathematician, Max Cohen, on the verge of what is possibly a groundbreaking discovery, who gets sucked into the world of gematria (the Hebrew numerological system) and kabbalah with some help from a local sect of Hassidic Jews."
Israel
"Pi was partly inspired by Aronofskys experiences in Israel, where he was exposed to Kabbalah."

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