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American-Jewish filmmakers : traditions and trends / David Desser and Lester D. Friedman Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1993.
Call No: 802.25-054(=924) DESAuthor: Desser, David ; Friedman, Lester D Place: UrbanaPublisher: University of Illinois PressPubDate: 1993PhysDes: x, 318 p. : ill. ; 23 cmSubject: ALLEN, WOODY ; BROOKS, MEL ; LUMET, SIDNEY ; MAZURSKY, PAUL ; JEWS AND THE CINEMA. USA ; DIRECTORS. USA ; JEWS IN FILMS. USA Notes: "An Illini book"--Cover; Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-307) and indexISBN: 0252015649 (cl : acid-free paper); 0252063015 (pb : acid-free paper)LON: 9606171Contents: Woody Allen, p36-104 -- Mel Brooks, p105-159 -- Sidney Lumet, p160-223 -- Paul Mazursky, p224-279
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Feature films as history / edited by K.R.M. Short London: Croom Helm, c1981.
Call No: 45:93 SHOAuthor: Short, K. R. M. (Kenneth R. M.) Source: UKPlace: LondonPublisher: Croom HelmPubDate: c1981PhysDes: 192 p. ; 23cmSubject: ETHNIC GROUPS IN FILMS. USA ; BRONENOSETS POTEMKIN [BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN] (UR, Sergei Eisenstein, 1925) ; CASABLANCA (US, Michael Curtiz, 1942) ; CENSORSHIP. UK ; CROSSFIRE (US, Edward Dmytryk, 1947) ; FRANCE ; GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT (US, Elia Kazan, 1947) ; GERMANY ; HISTORY AND THE CINEMA ; JEWS IN FILMS. USA ; RENOIR, JEAN ; UNITED KINGDOM ; USSR ; WORLD WAR II AND THE CINEMA ; ZANUCK, DARRYL F. Notes: Historical sources: Cinema films (BNB/PRECIS); Includes indexISBN: 0709904592 : ª9.95 : CIP revLON: 2012107
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Festival of Jewish cinema / Jewish film foundation of Australia AT: [s.n.], 1996-2009.
Call No: FESTIVAL CATALOGUE SHELVES; held 1996, 1999, 2000-2001, 2006-2007, 2009CorpAuthor: Jewish Film Foundation of AustraliaSource: ATPlace: ATPublisher: [s.n.]PubDate: 1996-2009PhysDes: 7 v. : ill. ; 31-33 cmSubject: FESTIVALS. AUSTRALIA. JEWISH ; FESTIVALS. AUSTRALIA ; JEWS IN FILMS. AUSTRALIA Notes: The Festival of Jewish Cinema includes a selection of feature length films and documentaries. The catalogues also include numerous colour and black and white stills and film synopses on each film screened. The program is in the form of a pamphlet and has has two distinct sizes.
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Hollywood and the holocaust / Henry Gonshak Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield, [2015].
Call No: 744(=924)(73) GONAuthor: Gonshak, Henry Place: Lanham, MarylandPublisher: Rowman & LittlefieldPubDate: [2015]PhysDes: x, 357 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmSeries: Film and HistorySubject: WORLD WAR II FILMS ; WORLD WAR II FILMS. USA ; WORLD WAR II AND THE CINEMA ; JEWS IN FILMS. USA ; JEWS AND THE CINEMA ; HOLOCAUST IN FILMS ; GREAT DICTATOR, THE (US, Charles Chaplin, 1940) ; TO BE OR NOT TO BE (US, Ernst Lubitsch, 1942) ; HITLER'S CHILDREN (US, Edward Dymtryk, 1943) ; DIARY OF ANNE FRANK, THE (US, Geoarge Stevens, 1959) ; JUDGEMENT AT NUREMBERG (US, Stanley Kramer, 1961) ; PAWNBROKER, THE (US, Sidney Lumet, 1964) ; CABARET (US, Bob Fosse, 1972) ; ODESSA FILE, THE (UK/GW, Ronald Neame, 1974) ; MARATHON MAN (US, John Schlesinger, 1976) ; BOYS FROM BRAZIL, THE (US, Franklin J. Schaffner, 1978) ; SOPHIE'S CHOICE (US, Alan J. Pakula, 1982) ; ENEMIES, A LOVE STORY (US, Paul Mazursky, 1989) ; TRIUMPH OF THE SPIRIT (US, Robert M. Young, 1989) ; SCHINDLER'S LIST (US, Steven Spielberg, 1993) ; MOTHER NIGHT (US, Keith Gordon, 1996) ; GREY ZONE, THE (US, Tim Blake Nelson, 2001) Summary: "Looking at a wide range of films in various genres that are representative of the evolution of Hollywood's depictions of the Jewish Holocaust and to examine the American public's perspective of the Holocaust" -- from the IntroductionNotes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-349) and indexContents: Introduction: Can Hollywood get it right? -- The little tramp battles Hitler: The great dictator -- Actors versus Nazis: to be or not to be -- Hollywood fights World War II: Hitler's madman; Hitler's children; tomorrow, the world! -- Hollywood discovers the Holocaust: The diary of Anne Frank -- Hollywood judges the Germans: Judgment at Nuremberg -- Hollywood's Holocaust survivor: The pawnbroker -- The Holocaust on the horizon: Cabaret -- Hollywood Holocaust thrillers: The Odessa file; Marathon man; The boys from Brazil -- The Holocaust's non-Jewish victims: Sophie's choice -- Choiceless choice: Enemies, a love story and triumph of the spirit -- Spielberg reinvents the Holocaust: Schindler's list -- Moral ambiguity in the Holocaust: Mother night and The grey zone -- White lies: Life is beautiful and Jakob the liar -- The Nazis' successors: Apt pupil -- Mutant Holocaust survivors, or the anti-American sin of pessimism: X-men -- Kids befriending kids in the Holocaust: The boy in the striped pajamas -- Shagging Nazis and other post-war German adventures: The reader -- No sheep to the slaughter: Defiance -- Cartoon Jewish revenge: Inglourious basterds -- Conclusion: Where do we go from here?
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The Jew in American cinema / Patricia Erens Bloomington IN: Indiana University Press, 1984.
Call No: 757-054(=924) EREAuthor: Erens, Patricia Source: USPlace: Bloomington INPublisher: Indiana University PressPubDate: 1984PhysDes: 455 p.; 22cmSubject: JEWS IN FILMS. USA ; HISTORY OF CINEMA. SILENT PERIOD ; NAZIS IN FILMS ; SOCIAL GROUPS IN FILMS ; ISRAEL ; HOLOCAUST IN FILMS Summary: Patricia Erens looks at over 800 feature films , produced by either Hollywood or independent studios, from the early primitive years to the present, and presenting Jewish characters or themes. She looks at all types of film: melodramas, dramas, comedies, biblical epics, and gangster films, and identifies persistent Jewish stereotypes and themes:which constantly appear in these film: the benevolent physician, the neurotic, or prodigal son, the scheming merchant, or the Jewish ugly duckling. She looks at individual films, producers, writers, and actors, and shows how the values of the wide American community and those of the Jewish community are reflected in their work.Films such as "Ben Hur", "The Pawn Broker", "The Jazz Singer" or "The diary Of Anne Frank," to name a few ,are examinedISBN: 0253145007ID2: 27
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The Oxford companion to Australian film / edited by Brian McFarlane, Geoff Mayer, Ina Bertrand Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1999.
Call No: 71(94) OXF REFAuthor: Mayer, Geoff ; McFarlane, Brian, 1934 ; Bertrand, Ina, 1939 Place: MelbournePublisher: Oxford University PressPubDate: 1999PhysDes: 1 vSubject: AUSTRALIA ; AWARDS. AUSTRALIAN FILM INSTITUTE ; CITIES IN FILMS. AUSTRALIA ; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. AUSTRALIA ; HOMOSEXUALITY IN FILMS. AUSTRALIA ; FOOD IN FILMS ; GENRES. AUSTRALIA ; JEWS IN FILMS. AUSTRALIA ; LANDSCAPES IN FILMS. AUSTRALIA ; LOST FILMS. AUSTRALIA ; PERIODICALS, FILM. AUSTRALIA ; MEN IN FILMS. AUSTRALIA ; MELODRAMA. AUSTRALIA ; MUSIC, FILM. AUSTRALIA ; NARRATIVE IN FILMS. AUSTRALIA ; ETHNIC GROUPS IN FILMS. AUSTRALIA ; RELIGION AND THE CINEMA. AUSTRALIA ; RURAL LIFE IN FILMS. AUSTRALIA ; SHORT FILMS. AUSTRALIA ; WAR AND THE CINEMA. AUSTRALIA ; MCCALLUM, JOHN ; MILLER, NATALIE ; NEVIN, ROBYN ; RABE, PAMELA ; RUSH, GEOFFREY ; TINGWELL, CHARLES (BUD) ; WILLIAMSON, DAVID ; WITHERS, GOOGIE Notes: Includes index; BibliographyISBN: 0195537971LON: 20072774
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