Tag Archives: Holocaust movies

Orson Welles roads-opening movie (film: The Stranger – Orson Welles, 1946)

Posted on October 3, 2024 by admin

The 1946 ‘The Stranger‘ is one of Orson Welles‘ attempts to make films within the Hollywood production system. It was a commercially successful gamble, but one that would remain an exception in Welles‘ directorial career. Many of his subsequent films … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Bronislau Kaper, Edward G. Robinson, film noir, Hollywood movies, Holocaust movies, John Huston, Loretta Young, Orson Welles, Russell Metty, Sam Spiegel, The Stranger, ww2 movies | Leave a comment

the trivialization of evil (film: The Zone of Interest – Jonathan Glazer, 2023)

Posted on February 26, 2024 by admin

Jonathan Glazer‘s Holocaust film The Zone of Interest (2023) is one of the most anticipated and talked about films of the season. The film is interesting and this is not a surprise. Glazer is a director and screenwriter who proposes … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Christian Friedel, film based on a novel, Holocaust, Holocaust movies, Jonathan Glazer, Martin Amis, Mica Levi, Sandra Hüller, The Zone of Interest | Leave a comment

a ray of light in hard times (film: Rosenstrasse – Margarethe von Trotta, 2003)

Posted on August 8, 2023 by admin

‘A ray of light in hard times’ – this is how one of the main heroines characterizes the events described in ‘Rosenstrasse‘, the 2003 film directed by Margarethe von Trotta. The episode took place in February-March 1943 and was one … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Based on a True Story, Doris Schade, German cinema, Holocaust movies, Jutta Lampe, Katja Riemann, Margarethe von Trotta, Maria Schrader, original script, Pamela Katz, Rosenstrasse, ww2 movies | Leave a comment

life? or theatre? (animation film: Charlotte – Tahir Rana & Éric Warin, 2021)

Posted on January 26, 2023 by admin

The International Holocaust Remembrance Day events gave me the opportunity to see, at an event organized by the French Cultural Institute, a film I was planning to watch for a while but somehow missed last year when it was released … Continue reading →

Posted in animation, movies | Tagged animation movies, Charlotte, Charlotte Salomon, David Bezmozgis, Éric Warin, Erik Rutherford, Holocaust movies, international movies production, Keira Knightley, Marion Cotillard, Tahir Rana | Leave a comment

coping with evil and memory (film: June Zero – Jake Paltrow, 2022)

Posted on January 25, 2023 by admin

Last night I had the opportunity to attend a preview of a film that has been on the international festival circuit for about half a year, but whose commercial release will only take place in the coming weeks. The fact … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged American Director, Ami Smolartchik, Holocaust movies, international movies production, Israeli cinema, Jake Paltrow, June Zero, Noam Ovadia, Tom Hagi, Tom Shoval, Tsahi Grad | Leave a comment

a very special tale of survival (film: Persian Lessons – Vadim Perelman, 2020)

Posted on September 17, 2022 by admin

‘Persian Lessons‘ is one of the most surprising films I’ve seen lately. It is an international co-production made by studios in Russia, Germany and Belarus. Director Vadim Perelman was born in Ukraine and lives and works in Canada and the … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged coproductions, Holocaust, Holocaust movies, Ilja Zofin, international movies production, Jonas Nay, Lars Eidinger, Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Persian Lessons, Vadim Perelman | Leave a comment

history in a court of law (film: Denial – Mick Jackson, 2016)

Posted on August 7, 2022 by admin

Most of British director Mick Jackson‘s films are TV productions. However, those who look at his filmography will find that among his few films for the big screen are two big Hollywood blockbusters: ‘The Bodyguard‘ (1992) and ‘Volcano‘ (1997). But … Continue reading →

Posted in Holocaust, movies | Tagged courtroom drama, Denial, docu-drama, Holocaust movies, international movies production, Mick Jackson, Rachel Weisz, Timothy Spall, Tom Wilkinson | Leave a comment

a back-to-the-roots vacation (film: Lune de miel – Élise Otzenberger, 2018)

Posted on June 18, 2022 by admin

‘Lune de miel‘ (distributed on the English language market as ‘My Polish Honeymoon‘), the 2018 film made by Élise Otzenberger (her only film as a director so far) addresses two interesting and significant themes. The first is well-known and has … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Élise Otzenberger, French cinema, Holocaust movies, Jewish identity movies, Judith Chemla, Lune de miel, My Polish Honeymoon | Leave a comment

every victim had a name and a face (documentary: Iesirea trenurilor din gara – Adrian Cioflâncã, Radu Jude, 2020)

Posted on January 24, 2022 by admin

‘The Exit of the Trains‘ is an important and necessary documentary film, which cannot be judged by the criteria by which we judge other films and even documentaries. I dare to compare the format of this film with that of … Continue reading →

Posted in documentary, Holocaust | Tagged Adrian Cioflâncã, documentary, Holocaust, Holocaust documentary, Holocaust movies, Iesirea trenurilor din gara, Radu Jude, The Exit of the Trains | Leave a comment

love in dark times (film: Cloudy Sunday – Manousos Manousakis, 2015)

Posted on January 28, 2021 by admin

‘Cloudy Sunday‘, the 2015 film by Greek director Manousos Manousakis is one of those docu-dramas that remain in the memory of the audiences as references for the historical periods in which the stories take place, although they are conceived as … Continue reading →

Posted in Holocaust, movies | Tagged Cloudy Sunday, Greek cinema, Haris Fragoulis, Holocaust movies, Hristina Heila-Fameli, Manousos Manousakis | Leave a comment