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Jewish Series: 2 Or 3 Things I Know About Him
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Fri Nov 6
7:30 pm,
Jewish Series: 2 Or 3 Things I Know About Him at Oak Street Cinema
It's easy to dismiss Malte Ludin's documentary 2 Or 3 Things I Know About Him as the worst kind of apologia for wretched behavior, or maybe a feature-length attempt to say, "The Nazis loved their children too." But in exploring his father's stint as a Nazi commander—which ended in execution in 1947—Ludin is less interested in defending daddy's choices than in examining how his family has dealt with the disconnect between the sweet-natured man they knew at home and the piles of documents that show the hand he played in executing Slovakian Jews. The most daring thing about the movie is arguably its title, which rips off Jean-Luc Godard for no obvious reason. Even though 2 Or 3 Things' central irony is blunt, Ludin's tone remains measured throughout, and never self-serving.
Oak Street Cinema 309 Oak St. S.E., Twin Cities, MN -
Sat Nov 7
7:30 pm,
Jewish Series: 2 Or 3 Things I Know About Him at Oak Street Cinema
It's easy to dismiss Malte Ludin's documentary 2 Or 3 Things I Know About Him as the worst kind of apologia for wretched behavior, or maybe a feature-length attempt to say, "The Nazis loved their children too." But in exploring his father's stint as a Nazi commander—which ended in execution in 1947—Ludin is less interested in defending daddy's choices than in examining how his family has dealt with the disconnect between the sweet-natured man they knew at home and the piles of documents that show the hand he played in executing Slovakian Jews. The most daring thing about the movie is arguably its title, which rips off Jean-Luc Godard for no obvious reason. Even though 2 Or 3 Things' central irony is blunt, Ludin's tone remains measured throughout, and never self-serving.
Oak Street Cinema 309 Oak St. S.E., Twin Cities, MN -
Sun Nov 8
7:30 pm,
Jewish Series: 2 Or 3 Things I Know About Him at Oak Street Cinema
It's easy to dismiss Malte Ludin's documentary 2 Or 3 Things I Know About Him as the worst kind of apologia for wretched behavior, or maybe a feature-length attempt to say, "The Nazis loved their children too." But in exploring his father's stint as a Nazi commander—which ended in execution in 1947—Ludin is less interested in defending daddy's choices than in examining how his family has dealt with the disconnect between the sweet-natured man they knew at home and the piles of documents that show the hand he played in executing Slovakian Jews. The most daring thing about the movie is arguably its title, which rips off Jean-Luc Godard for no obvious reason. Even though 2 Or 3 Things' central irony is blunt, Ludin's tone remains measured throughout, and never self-serving.
Oak Street Cinema 309 Oak St. S.E., Twin Cities, MN
It's easy to dismiss Malte Ludin's documentary 2 Or 3 Things I Know About Him as the worst kind of apologia for wretched behavior, or maybe a feature-length attempt to say, "The Nazis loved their children too." But in exploring his father's stint as a Nazi commander—which ended in execution in 1947—Ludin is less interested in defending daddy's choices than in examining how his family has dealt with the disconnect between the sweet-natured man they knew at home and the piles of documents that show the hand he played in executing Slovakian Jews. The most daring thing about the movie is arguably its title, which rips off Jean-Luc Godard for no obvious reason. Even though 2 Or 3 Things' central irony is blunt, Ludin's tone remains measured throughout, and never self-serving.
Updated 10/29/2009
