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Life is beautiful, but not for Jews : another view of the film by Benigni / Kobi Niv ; translated from the Hebrew by Jonathan Beyrak Lev.
- Title
- Life is beautiful, but not for Jews : another view of the film by Benigni / Kobi Niv ; translated from the Hebrew by Jonathan Beyrak Lev.
- Author
- Niv, Ḳobi
- Publication
- Landham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2003.
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- Description
- xxvii, 107 pages; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "Life is Beautiful, But Not for Jews is a riveting book that simply and concisely raises some important and complex ideas about film and psychology in post-Holocaust civilization. It also serves as an elementary course in the appreciation of films and artistic texts in general and in deciphering their deeper meanings, teaching the reader to more clearly grasp the hidden significance of cultural processes."--Jacket.
- "With sharp, uncompromising logic and eye-opening insight, Niv analyzes the film and its script scene-by-scene to show why Life is Beautiful is very far from being the innocent, charming, and heartwarming film it appears to be. The author argues that the film not only lends support to the central arguments of Holocaust deniers, but is actually a quasi-theological, Christian parable which seeks to justify the extermination of Jews in the 20th century as divine punishment for the sin of the crucifixion of Jesus two thousand years ago."
- Series Statement
- Filmmakers series ; no. 107
- Uniform Title
- Ḥayim yafim aval lo li-Yehudim. English
- Filmmakers series ; no. 107.
- Alternative Title
- Ḥayim yafim aval lo li-Yehudim.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Terms of Use (note)
- Current Copyright Fee: GBP6.15
- Language (note)
- Translated from the Hebrew.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Before I Begin -- 1. Hitler's Holiday Camp -- 2. Reality as Fairy Tale -- 3. See No Evil, Hear No Evil -- 4. A World without Jews -- 5. Annihilation as Salvation -- 6. Gift and Sacrifice -- 7. What Is This Film About, Anyway? -- Afterthoughts: Success Does Not Lie.
- ISBN
- 0810848759
- 9780810848757
- LCCN
- 2003010781
- OCLC
- 52312653
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library