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Author Archives: Jessica Perry
The Zookeeper’s Wife (2017): Review by Eliana Levenson
Niki Caro’s The Zookeeper’s Wife recounts the efforts of Antonina Żabiński and her husband, Jan, who risked their lives during World War II to harbor Jewish refugees in the basement of their zoo during the Nazi occupation of Warsaw. (EML: … Continue reading
KEEP QUIET
Directors Sam Blair and Joseph Martin masterfully depict the three year journey of former far-right Hungarian extremist, Csanad Szegedi, as he attempts to reconcile his anti-Semitic past with the discovery that he is not only Jewish, but the grandson of … Continue reading
BOY 23
An untold story of WW2, Belisario Franca’s Boy 23 tells the forgotten history of Brazil’s support of Nazism and the horrifying account of one boy’s experience with the racist experiments performed by Nazi sympathizers there. (EML: 3.5/5) Review by FF2 … Continue reading
ON THE MAP
Dani Menkin’s On the Map has all the drama and emotion of the classic sports movie, with the added benefit of the real life accounts of Maccabi Tel Aviv’s struggle to achieve basketball greatness in winning the 1977 European Cup. … Continue reading
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Tagged 1977, Dani Menkin, Eliana M. Levenson, European Cup, FF2 Media, Maccabi, Munich Olympic games, On the Map, Tal Brody, Tel Aviv, Yom Kippur War
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IS THAT YOU? (2014)
Dani Menkin’s spin on the traditional road trip movie, Is That You? delivers a poignant bittersweet quality as a man searches far and wide for his long lost sweetheart. In the vein of An Affair to Remember, Menkin’s film captures … Continue reading
Posted in Films/DVDs
Tagged 2015 Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema, Alon Aboutboul, An Affair to Remember, CFIC '15, Dani Menkin, Eliana M. Levenson, Eshkol Nevo, FF2 Media, Issar Shulman, Jan Lisa Huttner, Naruna Kaplan de Macedo, Patrick Michael Kelly, Philip Gozlan, Rani Blair, When Harry Met Sally
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DEFYING THE NAZIS: THE SHARPS’ WAR
Using predominately still photos, voiceover, and talking heads style interviews, Ken Burns & Artemis Joukowsky’s documentary Defying the Nazis: The Sharps’ War retells of the Sharps’ heroism as they sought to help Jews flee Eastern Europe prior to World War II. … Continue reading
THREE DAYS IN AUSCHWITZ
Now, less than a century since the Holocaust, already the memory has seemed to fade, dimming for those who only hear about it as part of a broader history lesson. In Three Days in Auschwitz, writer/director Philippe Mora attempts to … Continue reading
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Tagged Auschwitz, cinematic notes, Eliana M. Levenson, FF2 Media, Joseph Goebbel, Philippe Mora
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A TALE OF LOVE AND DARKNESS (EML)
Natalie Portman’s directorial debut, A Tale of Love and Darkness explores the psychological toll on those who find life to fall short of their expectations. Utilizing language, location and raw emotional acting performances, Portman creates an atmosphere as much as … Continue reading
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Tagged Amir Tessler, Amos Oz, Eliana M. Levenson, FF2 Media, Gilad Kahana, Natalie Portman
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JERUZALEM
Set against the backdrop of one of the holiest cities in the world, Jeruzalem follows two American tourists as their dream vacation turns into an unholy nightmare. (EML: 3.5/5) Review by FF2 Associate Eliana M. Levenson With a twist on … Continue reading