Bert Salzman

PelĂ­culas

The Shopping Bag Lady
Writer
Set In Manhattan's Central Park, this film is the poignant story of a teenage girl's encounter with a homeless old woman (movingly portrayed by distinguished actress Mildred Dunnock) who carries all her belongings around in shopping bags. This encounter eventually leads to the girl's understanding of the problems of aging and the dignity of all individuals, regardless of their place in society.
The Shopping Bag Lady
Director
Set In Manhattan's Central Park, this film is the poignant story of a teenage girl's encounter with a homeless old woman (movingly portrayed by distinguished actress Mildred Dunnock) who carries all her belongings around in shopping bags. This encounter eventually leads to the girl's understanding of the problems of aging and the dignity of all individuals, regardless of their place in society.
Hester Street
Zalman
A Russian emigre prides himself on the way he's molded himself into a real Yankee in the USA, though the world he lives in, New York's Lower East Side in the late 19th century, is almost exclusively populated by other Jewish immigrants. When his wife finally arrives in the New World, however, she has a lot of assimilating to do.
Angel and Big Joe
Director
Angel and Big Joe is a 1975 American short drama film directed by Bert Salzman and starring Paul Sorvino and Dadi Pinero. It tells the story of a friendship between a migrant boy and an electrician who has greater ambitions. The film won an Oscar at the 48th Academy Awards in 1976 for Best Short Subject.
Geronimo Jones
Director
A young Indian inherits a tribal artifact from his grandfather and decides whether to keep it or trade it for a new TV.
Sin You Sinners
Electrician
A stripper/fortune teller uses a magical Haitian amulet to keep young, and in so doing forces others to kill for her.
Sin You Sinners
Man in Bar
A stripper/fortune teller uses a magical Haitian amulet to keep young, and in so doing forces others to kill for her.