Apparently distant worlds, that of the snowy Jewish villages of Eastern Europe, and the glittering world of the American musical. In reality, they are linked by subtle textures made of nostalgia and unforgettable atmospheres: for example, the very Jewish melancholy that pervades an evergreen like "Somewhere" or the intriguing stories told in "Fiddler on the roof", very successful musical comedy, which then became a classic work of the cinema.