Language:
English
Pages:
1 DVD-Video (59 Min.)
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schwarz-weiß
Year of publication:
2016
Series Statement:
Trésors du cinéma Yiddish
Uniform Title:
Mir kumen on
Keywords:
DVD-Video
Abstract:
Directed by Lodz native Aleksander Ford and financed by the Jewish Labor movement in Poland, "Children Must Laugh" is one of the few surviving documentaries about Jewish life in Poland before WWII. This institutional film was produced to raise funds for the Vladimir Medem Sanitarium which, noted for its modern and spacious facilities, stood as the embodiment of health and enlightenment, in striking contrast to the grim images of urban Polish-Jewish poverty. The sanitarium's theme song, "Mir Kumen On (Here We Come)," punctuates the film with a sense of hope and accomplishment. The Bund's optimistic internationalism, exemplified by the children's endearing performances, permeates the film, creating powerful yet unintended ironies for post-Holocaust audiences. [www.jewishfilm.org]
Description / Table of Contents:
enthält außerdem:
Note:
We Go On = We Live Again [Nous Continouns] (1946)
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poln. & jidd. / UT: engl. ; franz.
