A classic tale with a modern twist: two baby boys are born at the same time in an Israeli hospital ‒ one is Israeli, the other Palestinian. When evacuated during a missile attack, the babies are accidentally switched and raised by each other’s families for the next 18 years…a revelation that turns the lives of these two families upside-down, forcing them to reassess their respective identities, their values, and their beliefs.
2012 · Drama · 105 minutes · Director:Lorraine Levy · France: French,Hebrew,Arabic,English · Rated PG-13
Dark and gritty, In the Shadow celebrates the classic 1950’s film noir police drama, placing it in the world of post-war Communist Czechoslovakia. At the center of the story is the dedicated police Captain Thomas Hakl. Under the ever-watchful eye of State Security, he begins the investigation of a seemingly straightforward jewelry store heist. Early on, his case is taken over by the East German Major Zenke who quickly concludes that the robbery is tied to a local Jewish cell supporting Zionist terrorism. But Hakl’s criminologist instincts begin to unwind an altogether different and much deeper story. The investigation leads him onto thin ice. Can he beat a stronger enemy and save his family and his own life?
Special Guest Speaker: Prof. Karl A. Roider, Jr. is the LSU Thomas and Lillian Landrum Alumni Professor. Dr. Roider, a graduate of Yale and Stanford as well as Fulbright scholar, served as the Dean of LSU’s College of Arts and Sciences for many years, then returned to his role as a History professor. His academic specialization is in the study of the Balkans. His books include a biography of Maria Theresa of Austria. This is his 46th year teaching at LSU, and he’s currently teaching a class on World War I, as we commemorate the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of that war.
2012 · Drama · 106 minutes · Director:David Ondricek · Czech Republic: Czech, German, Polish · Rated R
2013 Czech Lions
Best Music
Best Actor Ivan Trojan
Best Director David Ondrícek
Best Editing
Best Film
Best Screenplay
Best Cinematography
Best Design Achievement
Best Sound
2013 Palm Springs International Film Festival
Directors to Watch David Ondrícek
2013 Phoenix Film Festival
Won, Copper Wing Award, World Cinema David Ondrícek (director)
Engaging and delightful, the 2013 Peabody Award-winning Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy examines the unique role of Jewish composers and lyricists in the creation of the modern American musical. The film showcases the work of such legends as Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, George and Ira Gershwin, Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, Leonard Bernstein, and Stephen Sondheim. Performers include Matthew Broderick, Zero Mostel, Nathan Lane, Barbra Streisand, and many more. With narration by Tony® and Academy Award® winner Joel Grey.
2012 · Documentary · 84 minutes · Director: Michael Kantor · USA: English · Rated PG
Documentary filmmaker David Fisher’s original goal was to retrace the footsteps of his father who survived the death camps of Austria. But along the way his story shifted to the eloquent, intense, and surprisingly humorous portrait of himself and his three siblings, who represent Israel’s second generation of Holocaust survivors. Their insightful observations are a microcosm of the many varied ways in which the children of survivors cope with the life-long stifled mysteries and traumatic memories that make up their parents’ legacy.
Lavish and spectacular, Cast A Giant Shadow is based on the true story of Colonel Mickey Marcus (Kirk Douglas), the American soldier who served as an adviser in the fight to establish the state of Israel in 1948. Marcus must decide whether to settle into peacetime America or follow his more natural, combative instincts abroad ‒ a dilemma symbolized by a love triangle involving his wife (Angie Dickinson) and a beautiful sabra (Senta Berger) whom he falls for in Palestine. Cast a Giant Shadow is an impressive example of epic 1960s cinema, filmed in the Middle Eastern locations in which they occurred. Also starring John Wayne, Yul Brynner, and Frank Sinatra.
1966 · Drama · 138 minutes · Director: Melville Shavelson · USA: English · Rated PG-13
