Movies, in light of the virus....
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How about a Virtual ORT Film Outing?
Although we can't see a movie together at the theater or gather at a restaurant,
we can have our ORT Movie Group Outing on Zoom. We choose two films to watch separately and then hold a zoom gathering to meet/greet and discuss the movies. It's happening!
The first zoom meeting was August 16, 2020.
Since then, we have been coming together on the second Sunday of every month at 4:00 on zoom. Note that there are different dates for June and July. See below.
Please let Marian Cohen know if you're interested.
She will include you on the zoom email and tell you what has been chosen for the month if it doesn't appear here. Contact Marian at marianc@umich.edu or 734-761-4578.
For March 17 (Note date change!)
My Italian Secret, 92 mins, Amazon $3.99
This is a documentary which tells a heroic story that was all but lost to history, until now. The film recounts how WWII bicycling idol Gino Bartali, physician Giovanni Borromeo and other Italians worked with Jewish leaders and high-ranking officials of the Catholic Church, risking their lives by defying the Nazis to save thousands of Italy's Jews.
The Apartment, 1960, romantic comedy/drama, 2h 5m, Amazon Prime ($3.89), IMDB 8.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 94%
In this movie directed by Billy Wilder, insurance worker C.C. Baxter (Jack Lemmon) lends his Upper West Side apartment to company bosses to use for extramarital affairs. When his manager Mr. Sheldrake (Fred MacMurray) begins using Baxter's apartment in exchange for promoting him, Baxter is disappointed to learn that Sheldrake's mistress is Fran Kubelik (Shirley MacLaine), the elevator girl at work whom Baxter is interested in himself. Soon Baxter must decide between the girl he loves and the advancement of his career.
For April 14--
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives is a documentary about the career of American record executive Clive Davis. 123mins, Netflix
Variety noted that in the film "we get the saga of a tender musical fairy godfather." I (Gretta) suspect many of the great musical talents of our recent memory will be represented in this film along with some of their music.
My Father's Violin, Drama, 2022, 112 mins, Netflix
Through their shared grief and connection to music, an orphaned girl bonds with her emotionally aloof, successful violinist uncle. (Language is Turkish)
We were a group sponsor of the Ann Arbor Jewish 2023 Film Festival!
Please send your check to Marian if you wish to be included in this gesture of support for the Festival
Movies we’ve seen:
August, 2020:
Abe
Crescendo
September, 2020:
The Tobaccanist
The House of Wannsee Street
October, 2020:
The Spy (miniseries about Israeli spy, Eli Cohen)
November, 2020:
The Red Sea Diving Resort
The Jewish Cardinal
December, 2020:
(Movies by director, Danny Ben-Moshe)
Shalom Bollywood
Outback Rabbis
Code of Silence
January, 2021:
To Each Her Own
School Ties
February, 2021:
Playing for Time
Windermere Children
March, 2021:
A Call to Spy
The Last Resort
April, 2021:
Fiddler: Miracle of Miracles
Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy
May, 2021:
The Dig
The Little Traitor
June, 2021:
Saferad
The Matchmaker (2010 Israeli film)
July, 2021
Nowhere in Africa
Audrey (2020)
August 2021
Arranged
Ida
September 2021
Heading Home
Every Time We Say Goodbye
October 2021
One of Us
Crip Camp
November 2021
Gentleman's Agreement
Hester Street
December 2021
Fill the Void
Howard Zinn
January 2022
A Quiet Heart
Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy
February 2022
Crime on the Bayou
March 2022
Aida's Secret
Minyin
April 2022
Pig
Four Seasons Lodge
May 2022
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Ansalem
Crossing Delancey
June 2022
Maktub
The Resistance Banker
July 2022
The Levys of Monticello
Rose
August 2022
Tiger Within
The Fourth Window--Amos Oz,
Back in Berlin
September 2022
#Anne Frank Parallel Stories
West Side Story (2021)
October 2022
Ken Burns Documentary: "The U.S. and the Holocaust
November 2022
Tango Shalom
Flee
December 2022
The Other Story
Never Stop Dreaming
January 2023
The Automat
Children of a Lesser God
February 2023
The Optimists
Avalon
March 2023
Image of Victory
The Kind Words
April 2023
13: The Musical
Persepolis
May 2023 - selections from the AAJFF
Narrow Bridge
Lost Transport
June 2023 - selections from the AAJFF
Farewell, Mr. Haffmann
Shadow of the Day
July
Armageddon Time
Waiting for Guffman
August
Hallalujah: Leonard Cohen, A Song, A Story
Tel Aviv on Fire
September
Golda
Munich
October
Turn Every Page: The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb
The Booksellers
November
Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret
The Zookeeper's Wife
December - No Meeting
January 2024
Maestro
The Cakemaker
February 2024
Jews of the Wild West
The Art of Silence
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Please send your check to Marian if you wish to be included in this gesture of support for the Festival
Movies we’ve seen:
August, 2020:
Abe
Crescendo
September, 2020:
The Tobaccanist
The House of Wannsee Street
October, 2020:
The Spy (miniseries about Israeli spy, Eli Cohen)
November, 2020:
The Red Sea Diving Resort
The Jewish Cardinal
December, 2020:
(Movies by director, Danny Ben-Moshe)
Shalom Bollywood
Outback Rabbis
Code of Silence
January, 2021:
To Each Her Own
School Ties
February, 2021:
Playing for Time
Windermere Children
March, 2021:
A Call to Spy
The Last Resort
April, 2021:
Fiddler: Miracle of Miracles
Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy
May, 2021:
The Dig
The Little Traitor
June, 2021:
Saferad
The Matchmaker (2010 Israeli film)
July, 2021
Nowhere in Africa
Audrey (2020)
August 2021
Arranged
Ida
September 2021
Heading Home
Every Time We Say Goodbye
October 2021
One of Us
Crip Camp
November 2021
Gentleman's Agreement
Hester Street
December 2021
Fill the Void
Howard Zinn
January 2022
A Quiet Heart
Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy
February 2022
Crime on the Bayou
March 2022
Aida's Secret
Minyin
April 2022
Pig
Four Seasons Lodge
May 2022
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Ansalem
Crossing Delancey
June 2022
Maktub
The Resistance Banker
July 2022
The Levys of Monticello
Rose
August 2022
Tiger Within
The Fourth Window--Amos Oz,
Back in Berlin
September 2022
#Anne Frank Parallel Stories
West Side Story (2021)
October 2022
Ken Burns Documentary: "The U.S. and the Holocaust
November 2022
Tango Shalom
Flee
December 2022
The Other Story
Never Stop Dreaming
January 2023
The Automat
Children of a Lesser God
February 2023
The Optimists
Avalon
March 2023
Image of Victory
The Kind Words
April 2023
13: The Musical
Persepolis
May 2023 - selections from the AAJFF
Narrow Bridge
Lost Transport
June 2023 - selections from the AAJFF
Farewell, Mr. Haffmann
Shadow of the Day
July
Armageddon Time
Waiting for Guffman
August
Hallalujah: Leonard Cohen, A Song, A Story
Tel Aviv on Fire
September
Golda
Munich
October
Turn Every Page: The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb
The Booksellers
November
Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret
The Zookeeper's Wife
December - No Meeting
January 2024
Maestro
The Cakemaker
February 2024
Jews of the Wild West
The Art of Silence
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