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Lisa Ellen Niver
July 30, 2023
Category
documentary
Books: ‘Primo Levi’s Journey’ traces the path of a survivor
Tom Tugend
November 2, 2007
In 2005, Italian filmmaker Davide Ferrario decided to mark the 60th anniversary of Primo Levi\’s liberation by retracing the route of the writer\’s journey in January 1945, from Auschwitz to his hometown of Turin, with a camera crew. The result is Ferrario\’s documentary \”Primo Levi\’s Journey\”. Intercutting footage from the 2005 journey with Levi\’s earlier observations on the same places, the film is disorienting in the beginning. Only gradually does it become clear that Ferrario is contrasting how much — and how little — has changed in the 60-year interval.\n
‘Syrian Bride’ Weds Simple Tale, History
Naomi Pfefferman
November 17, 2005
Clara Khoury and Hiam Abbass star in \”The Syrian Bride,\” where bureaucracy is an uninvited guest.
‘Protocols’ Exposes Ugly Legacy of Lies
Steven Rosen
October 20, 2005
Not long after Sept. 11, an Egyptian cab driver in New York told filmmaker Marc Levin, whose documentary \”Protocols of Zion\” is being released Friday in Los Angeles, the act of terrorism was caused by Jews rather than by Muslim fundamentalists.
No Jews had died in the attack, the cabbie said. They all had been warned in advance to stay away, part of the Jewish plan for world domination as spelled out in the \”The Protocols of the Elders of Zion.\”
7 Days In Arts
Keren Engelberg
July 8, 2004
Free tunes at the Skirball this afternoon, as part of their continuing \”Café Z\” series.
Stone’s ‘Persona’ Wears Out Welcome
Tom Tugend
May 29, 2003
Oliver Stone, working with French and Spanish producers, makes it harder to follow the already complex thread of the story by constantly intercutting between different scenes and spokesmen.
Funny ‘Guys’
Naomi Pfefferman
August 29, 2002
\nIn between schmoozing with kids for his acclaimed Fairfax High documentary \”Senior Year\” in 1998, filmmaker David Zeiger hung out with the funny old guys who did lunch with his dad on Tuesdays at the Mulholland Tennis Club.
‘Trembling’ Truth
Ivor Davis
February 14, 2002
For filmmaker Sandi Simcha DuBowski, \”Trembling Before G-d\” isn\’t just a documentary, it\’s a revolutionary movement.
Movie Memoirs
Diane Arieff
February 18, 1999
Some of the best recent American documentaries are nonfiction, highly subjective narratives that explore the Sturm und Drang of family relationships.
Cinema Judaica
Michael Aushenker
February 11, 1999
In years past, the Sundance Film Festival — a two-week marathon of industry schmoozing, skiing and screenings in Park City, Utah — has served as the launching pad for Jewish independent cinema.
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