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At 87, one of the great Jewish film directors thinks there's still time to start over

JL;DR SUMMARY At 87, acclaimed Jewish filmmaker Claude Lelouch remains vibrant in the cinematic world, celebrating a new restoration of his classic film "A Man and a Woman" while premiering his latest work, "Finalement." A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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IdentityHolocaustWorld War IiForgivenessJewish ThemesFilmmakingCinemaClaude LelouchA Man And A WomanFinalement

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Paris, Île-de-France, France
"earning him two Academy Awards (Best Foreign Film and Best Original Screenplay) and set an all-time record at the Paris Theater where it ran for 65 weeks in 1966 and 1967."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"In Los Angeles it ran for more than 2 years at the Plaza Theater in Westwood."
New York City, New York, United States
"he admitted, as we spoke in a small conference room at the Film Forum in the West Village,"

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