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‘The Goldman Case’ tells the true story of a French Jewish radical whose murder trial is still cloaked in mystery

JL;DR SUMMARY The film "The Goldman Case" revives the enigmatic story of Pierre Goldman, a 1970s French Jewish radical and Holocaust survivor thought to be wrongly accused of a double murder during an armed robbery. 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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HolocaustJewish IdentityPolitical TensionCourtroom DramaFrench CinemaRadicalismPierre Goldman1970s FranceCedric Kahn

Places mentioned

Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France
"The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2023 and became a hit in France, where Jewish actor Arieh Worthalter won a Csar Award the French equivalent of the Oscar for his portrayal of Goldman."
New York City, New York, United States
"The movie recently made its U.S. debut in New York City and Los Angeles and is now opening in theaters across the country, giving U.S. viewers a chance to steep themselves in a French Jewish mystery that echoes into the present."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"The movie recently made its U.S. debut in New York City and Los Angeles and is now opening in theaters across the country, giving U.S. viewers a chance to steep themselves in a French Jewish mystery that echoes into the present."
Cuba
"That desire took him from a communist student union to Cuba, where his help was rejected by communist guerrillas, and to Venezuela, where he joined a guerrilla group too late to be part of a revolution."
Venezuela
"That desire took him from a communist student union to Cuba, where his help was rejected by communist guerrillas, and to Venezuela, where he joined a guerrilla group too late to be part of a revolution."
Paris, France
"Back in Paris, he quickly squandered the cash on drink, expensive restaurants and crisp shirts."
Guadeloupe, France
"Goldman, who always lived among Black people, mainly from the West Indies including his wife, Guadeloupe-born Christiane Succab-Goldman (played by Chlo Lecerf) speaks about the experience of Jewish and Black people as a unified struggle."
Brussels, Belgium
"Actor Arieh Worthalter, who portrays Pierre Goldman in The Goldman Case, arrives at the Magritte du Cinema film awards ceremony in Brussels, Belgium, March 9, 2024."

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