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Tuesday, July 14, 2pm, JCC Hart Theatre
FOUR SEASONS LODGE Director: Andrew Jacobs, US, 2008, 101 min., English/Polish/Hebrew/Yiddish with subtitles New York Times reporter Andrew Jacobs teams up with documentary filmmaker and legendary cinematogapher Albert Maysles (Grey Gardens) to document the last season of a Catskills bungalow colony that for the past 30 years has served as a summer getaway for a group of Holocaust survivors. This life-affirming documentary is about their tightly bonded friendships and the quest for inner-peace in spite of haunting memories. Their spirit, energy, and wit are reflected in the raucous poker games, intoxicating laughter, and lively dancing that goes on till dawn. "This is our revenge on Hitler. To live this long, this well, is a victory." Fran Lask, 82, Bergen-Belsen survivor. Back to film festival schedule »  
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