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8 non-Jews in Jewish roles

A new film stars Richard Gere as a New York 'hondler'. We take a look back at some other great examples of non-Jews in Jewish roles.

By Michael Moran

3 min read

8 non-Jews in Jewish roles

We all love Annie Hall 40 years on

We all love Annie Hall 40 years on

It's everyone's favourite Woody Allen film, voted funniest screenplay ever. Forty years after Annie Hall was released, Nathan Abrams considers its lasting appeal.

By Nathan Abrams

5 min read

Film review: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Film review: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

The latest entry in the seemingly endless series of comic-book adventures film opens with a colossal, hilarious, bang and closes with a bigger, funnier one.

By Michael Moran

2 min read

Review: The Zookeeper's Wife

Review: The Zookeeper's Wife

The Zookeeper’s Wife is a film with strong narrative potential....but does it offer enough moral complexity and depth for such a powerful subject?

1 min read

When the zoo became a place to hide

A new film tells the astonishing true story of a Warsaw couple who smuggled Jewish families from the ghettos and hid them from Hitler's killers in the basement of a zoo

By James Mottram

1 min read

Review: Going in Style

Anne Joseph find a heist comedy sweet but unsatisfying

1 min read

At peace with myself at last

His family rejected him because he was gay. But when a film was made about Saar Maoz, it helped him confront the past.

By Stephen Applebaum

3 min read

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James Gray: Exploring the dark and personal

Stephen Applebaum interviews director James Gray about his latest film, The Lost City of Z

By Stephen Applebaum

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James Gray: Exploring the dark and personal

Review: Another Mother's Son

Jenny Seagrove stars in this true story of a Jersey woman who who hid an escaped Russian PoW from the Nazis

2 min read

Review: Another Mother's Son

Polish Film Festival has much to offer Jewish visitors

Inevitably, there are a number of Holocaust themed films at this showcase of the best of Polish cinema and culture, writes Anne Joseph

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Polish Film Festival has much to offer Jewish visitors

Review: Certain Women

Stephen Applebaum wasn't convinced by a quiet triptych of stories.

By Stephen Applebaum

1 min read

Review: Certain Women

The art of the short

What's the secret of making short films that sparkle? These Israeli film-makers make every second count.

3 min read

The art of the short

Risking death for freedom

In a new film, a daughter tells the story of the hijack plot which led to a death sentence for her father.

By Colin Shindler

4 min read

Risking death for freedom

Review: The New Man

A film which focuses on the profound emotions on the difficult path to parenthood

1 min read

Review: The New Man

No Asylum: The Untold Chapter of Anne Frank's Story

A new documentary about thwarted attempts by Anne Frank's father to move his family to safety in the US, has contemporary resonance, says Stephen Applebaum.

By Stephen Applebaum

5 min read

No Asylum: The Untold Chapter of Anne Frank's Story

Review: Denial

A movie that meticulously sticks to the facts.

By Stephen Applebaum

2 min read

Review: Denial

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