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The Jewish Details in Timothée Chalamet’s New Film ‘Marty Supreme’ Are So Good

JL;DR SUMMARY Josh Safdie's upcoming film "Marty Supreme," starring Timothée Chalamet, centers around the legendary Jewish American table tennis player Marty Reisman. 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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Jewish CultureFran DrescherUncut GemsLower East SideJewish AmericanaTable TennisMarty ReismanJosh SafdieTimothée ChalametDecember 25 Release

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New York City, New York, United States
"Another thing the Safdies did so well in Uncut Gems the movie was directed by both Benny and Josh Safdie is they portrayed a certain flavor of Jewish Americana in a deep and believable way. In Uncut Gems, it was contemporary Jewish Long Island and the Jewish workers of the Manhattans Diamond District, but in this film, we have full-on Jewish Lower East Side Nostalgia. For the movie, which shot in New York City back in the fall of 2024, entire shopfronts were recreated from what used to be the prime territory of Jewish-owned clothing merchants, like Waldman & Silverman Haberdashers."
Japan
"Oh, he also travels across the world to Africa and Japan in pursuit of being the best table tennis player in history."

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