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Jacob The Liar

Jacob The Liar. Odin Group. About the Film. Director: Frank Beyer Writers: Jurek Becker (novel/screenplay) Frank Beyer Release Date: 17 April 1975 (East Germany) Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Source: http://www.dhm.de/ German Historical Musuem. About the Author.

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Jacob The Liar

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  1. Jacob The Liar Odin Group

  2. About the Film • Director:Frank Beyer • Writers: Jurek Becker (novel/screenplay)Frank Beyer Release Date:17 April 1975 (East Germany) • Awards: Nominated for Oscar

  3. Source: http://www.dhm.de/ German Historical Musuem About the Author 1939-1945Becker grows up in the Ghetto in Lódz -survives concentration camps 1960begins a study at the film university Babelsberg. 1968 Publication “Jakob the liar”. 1997 Becker dies -Becker received various awards -Screenplays/other books

  4. Historical Accuracy • Life in the Ghetto was unbearable • Broken plumbing • Human waste treatment • Diseases • Rations Sources United states holocaust memorial museum (http://www.ushmm.org/ ) And www.holocaustsurvivors.org

  5. Historical Accuracy Cont. • Thieving for survival • Suicide • Orphans • Deportation

  6. Film Evaluation • Emotional Response: • Sorrow, Despair, doom and hope • Purpose • Illustrates moral dilemma • Makes the distant past tangible • Themes • Surviving difficult situations/ HOPE

  7. Film Evaluation Cont. • Cinematic Qualities • European flash cuts for dreams • Actor/Actress appearances • Colors • Photography • Straight forward shots/angles

  8. Film Evaluation Cont. More • Sound • Music • Dialogue (sometimes commical) • Ambient noise • Costumes • Nationalism/Racism • Entire film is a result of Racism

  9. Discussion Questions • Holocaust Resistance? • Depiction Of Jews • Moral Dilemmas • Depiction of Germans/Guards

  10. More Discussion Questions • Symbolism • Radio • Clouds • Comic Relief • Is this Justified?

  11. Questions? Comments? El Fin

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