New York Times film critic A.O. Scott will teach about the Holocaust at Park Slope Jewish Center in this unique four part series.
The class will look at how film explores the horrific tragedies of the Holocaust. Each of the four sessions will discuss a theme, with clips from relevant movies. These will include Hollywood films such as “Inglourious Basterds,” “Defiance,” and “The Reader”) and European films like “Voyages,” “Fateless,” and “A Secret.”
The schedule:
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March 20: Introduction and overview: History of the Holocaust on film.
March 27: Reconstructing and remembering: Documentaries, eyewitness accounts and survivors' stories
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April 3: Reckoning: Movies about the psychology of the perpetrators and the moral dilemmas of the victims
April 10: Revisionism, Resistance and Revenge: Movies as alternative history
To register, call 718-768-1453
