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Jesse Eisenberg receives Polish citizenship after ‘A Real Pain,’ set in Poland, wins Oscar

Shira Li Bartov in Forward · 7 Mar

Jesse Eisenberg, notable actor and director, received Polish citizenship from President Andrzej Duda in recognition of his efforts to explore and honor his Polish-Jewish heritage through his Oscar-winning film, "A Real Pain."

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Is ‘A Real Pain’ the Jewish Oscar film we’ve been waiting for?

Olivia Haynie in Forward · 27 Feb

Jesse Eisenberg's film "A Real Pain" offers a refreshing take on Jewish narratives in cinema, contrasting the usual depictions of Jewish trauma often seen in Hollywood's Holocaust films.

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Finally, a Holocaust Movie That Trusts Us

Justine Orlovsky-Schnitzler in Lilith · 26 Feb

Jesse Eisenberg's film "A Real Pain" provides a refreshing take on Holocaust narratives by avoiding didactic tropes and instead focusing on personal and existential aches experienced by its protagonists, David and Benji, two cousins exploring their family's Holocaust heritage.

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How to Be a Jew ... like Jesse Eisenberg

Unorthodox · 8 Jan

Jesse Eisenberg discusses his new film, "A Real Pain," which explores themes of grief and memory against a Holocaust backdrop, portraying these weighty topics through a nuanced, personal lens.

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Adrien Brody wins Golden Globe for portraying Holocaust survivor and architect in ‘The Brutalist’

Ben Sales in JTA · 6 Jan

Adrien Brody has received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama for his role in "The Brutalist," a film about a Holocaust survivor and architect in postwar America.

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How A Real Pain took Jesse Eisenberg on a road trip to his psyche’s ‘ground zero’

Jewish Chronicle · 31 Dec 2024

Jesse Eisenberg's new film, "A Real Pain," serves as both a comedic and serious exploration of Jewish identity and historical trauma, featuring a narrative centered on cousins visiting their Holocaust-survivor grandmother's childhood home in Poland.

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Exclusive: Jesse Eisenberg discusses filming at Majdanek in ‘A Real Pain’

PJ Grisar in Forward · 30 Dec 2024

Jesse Eisenberg discusses the filming of his movie, "A Real Pain," at Majdanek, a preserved Nazi death camp in Poland.

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A New Holocaust Movie Starring Jesse Eisenberg Is Coming

Lior Zaltzman in Kveller · 23 Jan 2024

Actor Jesse Eisenberg has directed and stars in a new movie called "A Real Pain," which recently sold for $10 million at Sundance to Searchlight Pictures.