2008
March 2008
Saturday 29 March 2008
Sat 29 Mar. Israel, 2007 | 100 min| Hebrew with English subtitles Director/Writer: Ayelet Menahemi New England Premiere Special Guest: Nadav Tamir, Consul General of Israel to New England When her housekeeper is deported, Miri Kalderon (Mili Avital), an El Al flight attendant, is left with a six-year-old Chinese boy she nicknames Noodle. Along with her sister (Anat Waxman) and brother in law, Miri, who at 39 is twice widowed, risks everything – her job, her freedom, and her loneliness – to reunite mother and son. A wise and funny film about sisters and spouses, parents and children, and committing, over life’s objections, to love. Nominated for Ten Israeli Academy Awards Winner - Jury Grand Prize, Montreal World Film Festival Top Ten Box Office Hit in Israel. Brandeis University, Lown 2, MS053, Waltham, 02454. Sharon P. Rivo, Executive Director, 781-899-7044, rivo@brandeis.edu. National Center for Jewish Film - [events]
Sunday 30 March 2008
Sun 30 Mar. SUN | MARCH 30 | 4:15 PM Dem Khazns Zundl USA | 1937 | 90 min | Yiddish with NEW English subtitles Directors: Ilya Motyleff & Sidney Goldin New England Premiere New 35mm Film Restoration by The National Center for Jewish Film Special Guest: Producer Mrs. Samuel Segal Moderator: Sharon Pucker Rivo, National Center for Jewish Film This toe-tapping Yiddish musical drama marks the screen debut of Moishe Oysher in the title role critic J. Hoberman calls the “anti-Jazz Singer.” Leaving behind his Shtetle Belz for New York's Lower East Side, Sol eventually lands the American dream, becoming a popular singer and radio star. But can he be truly happy turning his back on tradition? Like his film character, Oysher—the son of a cantor—was a matinee idol (“the Jewish. Brandeis University, Lown 2, MS053, Waltham, 02454. Sharon P. Rivo, Executive Director, 781-899-7044, rivo@brandeis.edu. National Center for Jewish Film - [events]
Sun 30 Mar, 12 pm. Comme un Juif en France France | 2007 | 185 min | French with English subtitles Director/Writer: Yves Jeuland New England Premiere Special Guest: Antony Polonsky, Albert Abramson Professor of Holocaust Studies, Brandeis University Introduced by: Alexis Berthier, Public Affairs Attaché, French Consulate Boston Yves Jeuland’s sweeping new documentary explores the rich and complex history of Jews in France – the first country to grant Jews citizenship – beginning with Revolutionary cries of Vive la France in Yiddish through the explosive Dreyfus Affair, Vichy’s murderous betrayal during WWII, and the absorption of Jews from Arab countries in the 1960s to charges of rising anti-semitism in the 21st century. Lushly illustrated with rare archival images and mem. Brandeis University, Lown 2, MS053, Waltham, 02454. Sharon P. Rivo, Executive Director, 781-899-7044, rivo@brandeis.edu. National Center for Jewish Film - [events]
Sun 30 Mar, 7 pm. SUN | MARCH 30 | 7:00 PM Yerushalayim Ge'ah Lehatzi Israel | 2007 | 80 min | Hebrew with English Subtitles Director/Writer: Nitzan Gilady New England Premiere Director Invited Panel Discussion Plans for a gay pride parade in Jerusalem in 2006 brought Jewish, Muslim, and Christian leaders together in violent opposition to the city’s homosexual activists and their supporters, who endured harassment, death threats, and days of rioting. This startling documentary unflinchingly exposes the increasing threat to human rights and democracy at the hands of extremists in contemporary Israel. A must see for those committed to the survival of a pluralistic Israel. Brandeis University, Lown 2, MS053, Waltham, 02454. Sharon P. Rivo, Executive Director, 781-899-7044, rivo@brandeis.edu. National Center for Jewish Film - [events]