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Books: ‘Primo Levi’s Journey’ traces the path of a survivor

Tom Tugend November 2, 2007

In 2005, Italian filmmaker Davide Ferrario decided to mark the 60th anniversary of Primo Levi\’s liberation by retracing the route of the writer\’s journey in January 1945, from Auschwitz to his hometown of Turin, with a camera crew. The result is Ferrario\’s documentary \”Primo Levi\’s Journey\”. Intercutting footage from the 2005 journey with Levi\’s earlier observations on the same places, the film is disorienting in the beginning. Only gradually does it become clear that Ferrario is contrasting how much — and how little — has changed in the 60-year interval.\n

Neil LaBute bears a heavy load

Naomi Pfefferman March 15, 2007

During one of many cringe-worthy moments in Neil LaBute\’s play, \”Fat Pig,\” a cad chastises a co-worker for dating a plus-sized woman named Helen.

Red diaper babies seen anew in ‘Commune’

George Robinson November 9, 2006

It\’s not on his resume, but filmmaker Jonathan Berman is really an anthropologist. Each of his three acclaimed documentaries, \”The Shvitz,\” \”My Friend Paul\” and his latest, \”Commune,\” is an examination of a small self-selected community.<

‘Catch A Fire’ ignites filmmaker’s memories of anti-apartheid dad

Naomi Pfefferman October 26, 2006

Shawn Slovo remembers how her Jewish parents, African National Congress activists, left home in the middle of the night to attend secret meetings. All the while, she said, she resented \”having to share my parents with a cause much greater than myself.\”\n\n

‘Protocols’ Exposes Ugly Legacy of Lies

Steven Rosen October 20, 2005

Not long after Sept. 11, an Egyptian cab driver in New York told filmmaker Marc Levin, whose documentary \”Protocols of Zion\” is being released Friday in Los Angeles, the act of terrorism was caused by Jews rather than by Muslim fundamentalists.

No Jews had died in the attack, the cabbie said. They all had been warned in advance to stay away, part of the Jewish plan for world domination as spelled out in the \”The Protocols of the Elders of Zion.\”

Spectator – The Great ‘Wall’ of Israel

Gaby Friedman September 8, 2005

Simone Bitton, a French filmmaker who has made seven other documentaries about the histories and cultures of the Middle East and North Africa, considers herself an \”Arab Jew.\”

Our Date With Drew’s Date

Amy Klein August 11, 2005

There are plenty of guys with crushes on Drew Barrymore, the actress who began as a child ingénue at age 6 in \”E.T.\” and who captivates as an adult in sexier roles like her turn as one of \”Charlie\’s Angels.\”

Religious Tensions Spark ‘Campfire’

Tom Tugend November 4, 2004

\n\nSitting in a booth at Milky Way restaurant, Joseph Cedar, a lean young man in jeans and baseball cap, hardly looks the part of an Orthodox Jew, who is also one of Israel\’s most perceptive filmmakers.\n\nHe is in town for a couple of days to talk about his latest movie, \”Campfire,\” which will be screened Nov. 8 and Nov. 11 at the AFI Film Fest (see sidebar).

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