2012 Jewish Film Festival Kicks Off February 12

February 02, 2012

Film

Lots of interesting films in this year’s Jewish Film Festival. There are too many films for me to list them all out so go read about all of them and I’ll just tell you about a couple that seem most interesting to me a festival related event that students and admirers of film will enjoy I think.

Humor as Resistance in Holocaust Cinema
Adath Jeshurun Synagogue
Sunday, Feb. 12, 10 a.m.
Free
When does comedy serve a higher purpose than entertainment? Jewish response to Nazism and the Holocaust have utilized humor to attack the perceived power of totalitarianism and assert the dignity and humanity of those who survive to tell the jokes. Visiting filmmaker and film scholar, Stuart Weinstock, will introduce clips from The Great Dictator, The Producers, Life Is Beautiful and other films, offer background on the films, and lead a discussion about their continued relevance.

This Is Sodom
Saturday, Feb. 18, 7:30 p.m.
Village 8 Theatres
Tickets: $8.50 in advance, $10 at the door, $6 Student Purchase Online
This “Israeli Monty Python” film was a blockbuster when it opened in Israel last year. A raucous, bawdy and silly comedy, the biblical character Lot and other citizens of Sodom try to resist the temptations of gambling, sex and corruption. If rated, it would certainly be an R.
Israel, 88 minutes, Hebrew

Lenin in October
Saturday, Feb. 25, 7:30 p.m.
Adath Jeshurun Synagogue
Tickets: $15 Purchase Online
Reception following films
Vaad approved options available upon request
In this off-beat Israeli comedy, Grisha has almost given up on his dream of opening a restaurant, when a rich uncle in Russia leaves all his money to him for this purpose. The catch is that his uncle stipulates that the restaurant must be dedicated to the sacred values of Communism. His search for a statue of Lenin to place in the restaurant has hilarious results.
Israel, 50 minutes


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2 Responses to “2012 Jewish Film Festival Kicks Off February 12”

  1. Marsha Bornstein Says:
    February 2nd, 2012 at 5:31 pm

    Check out our website: http://www.jewishlouisville.org/filmfest for a listing of award-winning, international films.
    Thanks, Michelle.

  2. Marsha Bornstein Says:
    February 2nd, 2012 at 5:39 pm

    The opening event is Sat. Feb. 11 (not Feb.12) at 7:30PM at Adath Jeshurun Synagogue.