Films in English or with English subtitles
Hitler, My Neighbor, Memories of a Jewish Childhood, 1929-1939, by Lion Feuchtwanger’s nephew Edgar Feuchtwanger, was published by Other Press (New York) in November 2017, with accompanying excerpts in Time (online) and People (online). Covering the period 1929-39, the book is … Continue reading
Ken Burns and Artemis Joukowsky’s film Defying the Nazis: The Sharps’ War, with Tom Hanks as the voice of Waitstill Sharp, was previewed at the White House as part of the ongoing refugee debate, and at the US Holocaust Memorial … Continue reading
“Nine-year-old Edgar was strolling down the street in pre-war Munich when he glanced into a nearby garden. There, relaxing in a deckchair and dozing in the sun, he saw a neighbour who lived directly opposite him. Edgar, who was Jewish, … Continue reading
The ZDF television version of Die Geschwister Oppermann was reissued in December 2011 as part of a Die Welt series entitled Deutsche Geschichten. It is available with English subtitles here. “Egon Monk’s much admired two-part ZDF version of Lion Feuchtwanger’s … Continue reading
Jud Süss – Film ohne Gewissen, starring Tobias Moretti, Martina Gedeck and Moritz Bleibtreu, is available with English subtitles here. Analysis in English of the Veit Harlan film, and of the 1934 British film Jew Süss, can be found here … Continue reading