#AnneFrank: Parallel Stories

Directed by Sabina Fedeli, Anna Migotto
Film Movement
2019
95 Minutes
Italy
English
Documentary, Biography
Biography, Jewish Studies, European Studies, History
Not Rated
DVD $150.00
Blu-ray $150.00
PPR $350.00
DRL $499.00
PPR+DRL $599.00

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The Oscar® – winning Actress Helen Mirren retraces the life of Anne through the pages of her diary, and that of 5 other women who, as children and adolescents, were also deported to concentration camps but survived the Shoah. Off “the set”, a young girl, talking to her peers using social media, will lead us through Anne Frank’s short life and her feelings. In the documentary we also hear the voices of Rabbi Michael Berenbaum, historian and professor of Jewish studies at various American universities. Produced in collaboration with Anne Frank Fond Basel.

Cast

  • Helen Mirren
  • Highest Rating
    "This moving and compelling documentary gives teens a gentle but unblinking way to learn about the Holocaust and make personal, emotional connections to the past. In #AnneFrank - Parallel Stories, Helen Mirren does a wonderful job bringing Anne's voice and character to life when she reads excerpts from the famous diary. The well-written narration and Mirren's skill convey facts and events without bogging down or losing any emotional connection to the story."
    Andrea Beach, Common Sense Media
  • Highest Rating
    "[A] heartfelt and valuable documentary."
    Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
  • Highest Rating
    "The new documentary has chilling and moving elements. Anne's tragedy is brought to life through the heartfelt reading of excerpts of her diary..."
    Joanne Laurier, World Socialist Website
  • Highest Rating
    "[T]he essentials are strong: Helen Mirren reads powerfully from the diary and tells Frank's story alongside those of five women who survived the Holocaust as children."
    Edward Porter, Sunday Times (UK)

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