BEST POLITICAL FILMS OF 2022 Among eleven films nominated by the Political Film Society for 2022 in each of four categories, members of the Political Film Society selected the best in each category. The winning film directors will receive awards: The best film promoting DEMOCRACY was Argentina, 1985, which covered the trial of those found […]
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ANOTHER HOLOCAUST HERO IN BAU: ARTIST AT WAR In 1943, Joseph Bau (played by Emile Hirsch), a cartoon artist, was living in Kraków, Poland, trapped in a ghetto, forging passport documents to free his colleagues and friends. Eventually, he and his family go to the Płaszów concentration camp under the command of Franz Gruen (Yan
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ANOTHER HOLOCAUST HERO IN BAU: ARTIST AT WAR In 1943, Joseph Bau (played by Emile Hirsch), a cartoon artist, was living in Kraków, Poland, trapped in a ghetto, forging passport documents to free his colleagues and friends. Eventually, he and his family go to the Płaszów concentration camp under the command of Franz Gruen (Yan
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HAMILTON PRAISES A “FOUNDING FATHER” A filmed presentation of the musical Hamilton in New York during 2020 is now available in cinemas across the United States, including a ten-minute intermission and preceded by several minutes of statements from members of the cast. As a biography of Alexander Hamilton, the musical story takes considerable “dramatic license,”
A TRAITOR AND A SPY FEATURES TRUTH AND COURAGE In 1894, Captain Alfred Dreyfus (Louis Garrel) is convicted of treason in France and sentenced to live out his life on Devil’s Island off the coast of French Guiana. When the verdict is read before a large assembly of the army, his medals are stripped from
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A TRAITOR AND A SPY FEATURES TRUTH AND COURAGE In 1894, Captain Alfred Dreyfus (Louis Garrel) is convicted of treason in France and sentenced to live out his life on Devil’s Island off the coast of French Guiana. When the verdict is read before a large assembly of the army, his medals are stripped from
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DON’T LET’S GO TO THE DOGS TONIGHT SYMPATHIZES WITH COLONIAL SETTLERS In 1980 the voters of Rhodesia vote for independence, soon becoming Zimbabwe. The film Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight features a British family that has been occupying a farm in the African land, with African servants, but property that has to be
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SHOSHANA DESCRIBES A TURNING POINT IN ISRAEL’S DEVELOPMENT For several minutes, titles explain the historical background of the founding of the state of Israel. Much of the film is about life during the 1930s in Tel Aviv, a city carved out by Jewish refugees, featuring lavish restaurants and entertainment soirees, as major events unravel under
SHOSHANA DESCRIBES A TURNING POINT IN ISRAEL’S DEVELOPMENT For several minutes, titles explain the historical background of the founding of the state of Israel. Much of the film is about life during the 1930s in Tel Aviv, a city carved out by Jewish refugees, featuring lavish restaurants and entertainment soirees, as major events unravel under
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MEETING WITH POL POT UNVEILS THE KILLING FIELDS The devastation of Pol Pot’s rule in Cambodia was kept a secret until refugees emerged, as portrayed in 1984 film The Killing Fields. In the recently released Meeting with Pol Pot (Rendez-Vous avec Pol Pot), three French journalists are admitted in 1978 to provide public relations for
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MEETING WITH POL POT UNVEILS THE KILLING FIELDS The devastation of Pol Pot’s rule in Cambodia was kept a secret until refugees emerged, as portrayed in 1984 film The Killing Fields. In the recently released Meeting with Pol Pot (Rendez-Vous avec Pol Pot), three French journalists are admitted in 1978 to provide public relations for
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