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Tag: Venice Film Festival

0 Television/Film Politics

Happiness and autonomy prove elusive in a Palestinian director's moving family drama

Olivia Haynie in Forward · 10 Oct

Scandar Copti's film "Happy Holidays" offers a profound exploration of autonomy and societal dynamics faced by an upper-class Palestinian family in Haifa.

0 Television/Film Holocaust

Leni Riefenstahl’s Nazi sympathies ran deeper than she admitted, a new documentary about the director argues

Andrew Lapin in JTA · 30 Aug

A new documentary titled 'Riefenstahl', which premiered at the Venice Film Festival, asserts deeper Nazi sympathies in filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl than she publicly admitted.

0 Television/Film Holocaust

‘The Day the Clown Cried,’ funnyman Jerry Lewis’ infamously terrible Holocaust movie, is having a new moment. But you still can’t watch it.

Andrew Lapin in JTA · 26 Aug

Jerry Lewis's unreleased Holocaust movie, "The Day the Clown Cried," continues to fascinate film enthusiasts as a documentary about the film premieres and a new version is proposed by producer Kia Jam.

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JCC cancels slavery-focused talk by Jewish author + Biden picks new ambassador to Israel

BCohen in Forward · 6 Sep 2023

A Jewish author, Rachel Beanland, had a talk at a JCC in Florida canceled because her novel mentions slavery, which goes against new state laws limiting discussions on race in schools.

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Makeup artist apologizes over prosthetic nose worn by Bradley Cooper in ‘Maestro’ film

BCohen in Forward · 5 Sep 2023

Makeup artist Kazu Hiro has apologized for the backlash over Bradley Cooper's prosthetic nose in the film "Maestro," where Cooper plays Leonard Bernstein.

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Jafar Panahi Dances With Bears and Produces a Masterpiece

Bernard-Henri Lévy in Tablet · 1 Dec 2022

"Aucun Ours (No Bears)" is an admirable film by Jafar Panahi, who is currently imprisoned in Tehran.