Holocaust Film Season
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Following the Holocaust Memorial Day on 27 January, we are programming a series of 4 films, from documentary to fiction, and from well-known films to more obscure ones.
If you haven’t seen them, these are all great works recounting different aspects of the history of the Holocaust.
Organised in partnership with the Holocaust Memorial Group.
Films in the Holocaust Film Season:
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Film: The Pianist (2002) + Introduction
6 Feb 2013, 7:30 p.m.
Winner of some of the most prestigious international awards (Oscar for best actor and director, Palme d’Or at Cannes), this is an astounding film based on the true story of a Polish-Jewish concert musician who survived WWII.
13
Film: Shoah (1985)
13 Feb 2013, 7:30 p.m.
This is an absolutely incredible documentary, consisting mainly of interviews of Holocaust survivors. “ It is one of the noblest films ever made” – ROGER EBERT
20
Film: Amen (2002) + Introduction
20 Feb 2013, 7:30 p.m.
The film, based on a German play, looks at the links between the Vatican, the Nazi regime and the extermination of Jews.
27
Film: The Nasty Girl (1990) + Introduction
27 Feb 2013, 7:30 p.m.
Winner of the BAFTA for the best foreign film and the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, this film is based on a true story and tells the story of a young woman who investigates her town’s Nazi past.