04x01 Prelude to a Bris
User rating:
Cast
Patricia Kalember | As: | |
Timothy Busfield | As: Elliot Weston | |
Mel Harris | As: Hope Steadman | |
Patricia Wettig | As: Nancy Weston | |
Peter Horton | As: Gary Shepherd |
Storyline
CAPSULE: The decision whether or not to circumcise the newborn Leo brings up larger questions: is he Jewish and what does that mean? Hope gives birth to her and Michael's new son Leo. After bringing the baby home, Michael tells Hope they must decide about a bris. Michael's mother Barbara arrives with her ""friend,"" Ben Titleman. Hope likes him, but Michael finds the situation of another man with his mother makes him uncomfortable. Before long both Ben and Melissa are asking about a mohel to perform the bris. Michael and Hope talk with Gary and Ellyn, respectively, about problems including the circumcision, which Michael is leaning toward and Hope against. That night when Michael brings up the subject, Hope wants him to explain it, why it's necessary and why he wants it done. Melissa drops by DAA with some pictures of Leo and some old relatives of the Steadman family. There's a surprise visitor, also: Rabbi Franklin, a mohel who assumes he is doing a job for Michael. He says Ben cont
Directed By
Writing Credits
Cast
Patricia Kalember |
||
Timothy Busfield |
Elliot Weston |
|
Mel Harris |
Hope Steadman |
|
Patricia Wettig |
Nancy Weston |
|
Peter Horton |
Gary Shepherd |
|
Melanie Mayron |
Melissa Steadman |
|
Polly Draper |
Ellyn Warren |
|
Ken Olin |
Michael Steadman |
|
Production Crew
Paul Haggis |
||
Edward Zwick |
||
Marshall Herskovitz |
||
Joseph Dougherty |
||
Richard Kramer |
||
Ellen S. Pressman |
||
Ellen Pressman |
||
Scott Winant |
||
Paul Haggis |
||
Ann Lewis Hamilton |
||
Lindsley Parsons III |
||
Edited By
Costume and Makeup
Sound
Visual Effects
Camera
Lighting
Art Department
Other Crew
Reviews & Recommendations
Video Gallery
Coming Soon...
Photo Gallery
Coming Soon...