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Jew Boy Levi
Jew Boy Levi
Actors: Bruno Cathomas, Bernd Michael Lade, Ulrich Noethen, Wolf Bachofner, Georg Blumreiter
Director: Didi Danquart
Genres: Indie & Art House, Drama, Military & War
NR     2000     1hr 35min

A peaceful, isolated community is engulfed by the hatred and violence of the outside world in this taut drama set in pre-war Germany. Levi, the Jewish cattle dealer, makes his annual trip to a remote farming village hoping...  more »

     
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Actors: Bruno Cathomas, Bernd Michael Lade, Ulrich Noethen, Wolf Bachofner, Georg Blumreiter
Director: Didi Danquart
Creators: Didi Danquart, Andreas Schreitmüller, Christoph Weher, Gabriele Röthemeyer, Gerhard Schedl, Martina Döcker, Thomas Strittmatter
Genres: Indie & Art House, Drama, Military & War
Sub-Genres: Indie & Art House, Love & Romance, Military & War
Studio: Image Entertainment
Format: DVD - Color
DVD Release Date: 12/05/2000
Original Release Date: 01/01/1998
Theatrical Release Date: 01/01/1998
Release Year: 2000
Run Time: 1hr 35min
Screens: Color
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 0
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Languages: German
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Nicolas S. Martin | Indianapolis, IN United States | 03/26/2006
(4 out of 5 stars)

"This is a well-acted, poignant film, though I'm not convinced that it is an authentic portrayal. It seems to say that the vulnerable country folk are manipulated by the intrusive Nazi menace, destroying the formerly pleasant relations they had with the Jew, Levi. But Germany, like most of Europe has a savage and repetitive history of anti-semitism that preceded the Nazis by hundreds of years. Ostracism and violence against Jews were not unusual, they were only more overt at some times than others. So, would Levi have felt so apparently confident in his dealings with the villagers? The director perhaps assumes that viewers will have a familiarity with European anti-semitism that most do not."
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