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Cartas Para Jenny

(Letters to Jenny)

Wednesday, March 4, 10:00 a.m.
Contra Costa JCC • $5

Argentina/Spain, 2007, 93 minutes, Spanish with English subtitles

Bay Area Premiere! In the mood for a good old-fashioned weepy? This warm coming-of-age tale from Argentina opens with thirteen-year-old Jenny receiving the first of several letters from her late mother. Over the next decade, these letters will be a source of comfort to her—especially when she must make important life choices: deciding whether to marry her rebellious Spanish musician boyfriend against her father’s wishes or to leave Argentina for Israel.

Etz O Palestine

(Heads or Tails)

Wednesday, March 4, 1:00 p.m.
Contra Costa JCC • $5

Israel, 1962, 80 minutes, Hebrew with English subtitles

Bay Area Premiere! Narrated by Chaim Topol (Fiddler on the Roof), the newsreel footage in this amazing film is as fresh and fascinating as it was when it was last screened in 1962. This gem of a documentary captures the spirit of pre-state and early Israel, piecing together raw material shot by Nathan Axelrod, a pioneer of Israeli filmmaking. Here we see Mayor Meir Dizengoff riding his horse in the young city of Tel-Aviv; David Ben Gurion getting a new hair-do, and “illegal” immigrants from Europe reaching the shores of Palestine in the ‘40s.

Eichmann

Wednesday, March 4, 4:30 p.m.
CineArts • $7

England/Hungary, 2008, 90 minutes, English, German with English subtitles

Bay Area Premiere! This gripping dramatic feature captures the battle of wills between police Captain Avner Less and Adolf Eichmann. The German-speaking Avner is assigned to interrogate Eichmann after the Nazi leader is captured in Argentina and brought to Israel to stand trial. Gradually, Avner uncovers the harrowing truth about Eichmann’s role in WWII. The movie features an all-star international cast, including Thomas Kretschmann (King Kong, Downfall, The Pianist), Franka Potenta (The Bourne Identity, Run Lola Run) and Stephen Fry (V for Vendetta). Adult content.

Co-Sponsor: Holocaust Center of Northern California

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Wednesday, March 4, 7:30 p.m.
CineArts • $10

UK/Germany, 2008, 95 minutes, English

East Bay Premiere! Viggo Mortensen stars as John Halder, a decent German literature professor caught up in the rise of Nazism. When one of his books is enlisted by powerful political figures in support of government propaganda, Halder soon finds his career taking off with the tide of national prosperity. But seemingly inconsequential decisions lead to devastating repercussions. Mortensen, best known as Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings, earned an Oscar nomination for Eastern Promises. Also stars Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter series). “An extremely powerful…drama of a man caught at a crossroads…It’s the best work that Viggo Mortensen has ever done.”—Jeffrey Lyons. Adult content.