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Dominican Rep. A Letter Without Words
- Original title
- A Letter Without Words
- Year
- 1998
- Running time
- 62 min.
- Country
United States- Director
- Screenwriter
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Documentary
- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Documentary | Holocaust
- Synopsis
- All families have secrets. Ella Arnhold Lewenz tried to protect hers by asking her son to burn her personal letters and papers after she died. He did. What motivated this Jewish grandmother's request, when she also left behind dozens of reels of 16mm color and black/white films documenting a large family who had once been powerful figures in the history of Germany? Until this discovery in her family attic in 1981, director Lisa Lewenz had little idea about her family's silenced past. A Letter Without Words exposes a granddaughter's sixteen year quest to discover her grandmother's motives for having made films long after 1933, when independent filmmaking became illegal. Ella risked her life to chronicle an otherwise forgotten time. Her footage documents a carefree family; elaborate Nazi extravaganzas; and notable figures who soon would become exiles from Hitler's regime: such as Albert Einstein, Rabbi Leo Baeck, actress Brigitte Helm. Lisa Lewenz retraced her grandmother's footsteps and invited her family to participate in the journey. This film chronicles an imagined correspondence between generations while questioning the role of the historical witness.
- Awards
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1998 Sundance Film Festival: Nominated for Grand Jury Prize (Documentary)1998: Sundance Film Festival: nominated to Grand Jury Prize - Documentary U.S..
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