Terrorism, a war criminal and the Middle East
Foreign films abound this summer, with several that concern the Middle East in various ways.
Foreign films abound this summer, with several that concern the Middle East in various ways.
Agnieszka Holland, director of “In Darkness,” has always been intrigued by the contradictions and extremes of human nature.
This is not just a Jewish phenomenon, though a few thousand years of expecting to be scapegoated, persecuted, exiled or killed certainly contributes to the melancholic gene Jews are known for carrying, the optimism of a Ben-Gurion or Sandy Koufax notwithstanding.