Language:
English
Year of publication:
2011
Titel der Quelle:
East European Politics and Societies
Angaben zur Quelle:
25,3 (2011) 581-596
Keywords:
Bartana, Yael,
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Jews, Polish, in motion pictures
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Influence
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Influence
Abstract:
In Israeli director Yael Bartana's 2007 film "Mary Koszmary" ("Bad Dreams” or “Nightmares”) a young Polish politician delivers a resounding speech to an empty, crumbling, communist-era Stadion Dziesięciolecia in Warsaw. The speech, he says, is an appeal: “This is a call.... It is an appeal for life. We want three million Jews to return to Poland,to live with us again. We need you! Please come back!” This article considers the powerful and perhaps disturbing premise of these lines and explores their possible meanings.
DOI:
10.1177/0888325410388270
URL:
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