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Like déjà vu, or the uncanny ache of nostalgia, there is something very particular about Ernst Lubitsch‘s films. The Jewish German director was known for many things—for being Hollywood’s most elegant director, for winning a 1946 Honorary Academy Award for contributions to the motion picture, for writing and directing his own films by the age […]

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Bleakly funny, poignant, and timely, Zero Motivation is Israel’s answer to beloved war send-ups like M*A*S*H and Stripes. Though where those productions deflect reality in favor of slapstick, Zero Motivation address the grittiness head-on, but never in sacrifice of good humor. Director/Writer Talya Lavie’s first feature length film, Zero Motivation has been an immediate sensation. Since its Israeli […]

All the talk about Jewish cultural revival in Poland has people asking: What’s it like to be Jewish in Poland today? How do young Jews relate to their religion, to Israel, to each other?The Return, a new film with upcoming screenings across the country, gives audiences a glimpse into this complicated world. The director, Adam Zucker, gives us portraits of four […]

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