| Description |
1 DVD (83 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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polychrome |
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digital |
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optical |
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stereo |
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Dolby digital 2.0 |
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NTSC |
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video file |
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DVD video |
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all regions |
| System Details |
DVD-R; NTSC; all regions; 16:9 widescreen; Dolby digital 2.0. |
| Performer |
Featuring Ruth Krũger, and with Percy Angress, Dan Angress, Laurie Angress, Gail Hart, Herbert Lehnert, Thedel Von Wallmoden, Sigrid Löffler, Nazmi al-Jubeh, Eva Geber. |
| Credits |
Camera, Avner Shahaf, Heribert Senegacnick, Oliver Indra ; editor, Gernot Grassl ; music, Norbert Rusz, Gerhard Kuebel. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2011. |
| Contents |
Introduction to Ruth Klüger (2:07) -- Dual Identity (2:43) -- Klüger on Obama, Vanity and Health (2:36) -- Klüger's Literary Career (1:00) -- Professorship at UC Irvine (3:45) -- Friendship (2:01) -- Family Relationships (2:06) -- American Raised Sons: English Spoken at Home (2:33) -- Klüger in Wife and Motherhood Roles (2:35) -- Klüger's Fathers' Fate (3:41) -- Klüger's Wartime Experience (2:35) -- A New Life in America (2:54) -- Befriending a Former Nazi (3:10) -- Summers in Gottingen (1:27) -- Ruth Partakes in the Feminist Movement (2:09) -- An Accident and an Awakening (3:48) -- Facing Her Ghosts (7:04) -- Visiting Israel (6:29) -- Disillusionment in Jerusalem (2:05) -- Meeting a Peace Activist (3:55) -- Vienna: a Mixed Bag (5:22) -- Family Visit in Vienna (3:31) -- Sharing Vienna Memories with Future Generations (4:49) -- Gala in Klüger's Honor (3:16) -- Proud Son (0:44) -- Klüger's Closing Thoughts (1:24) -- Credits: Landscapes of Memory: The Life of Ruth Kluger (1:34) |
| Summary |
Ruth Klüger grew up in fascist Vienna, survived three years in Nazi concentration camps, and went on to become a college professor and a recognized authority on German literature. She also wrote Landscapes of Memory: A Holocaust Girlhood Remembered, an award-winning best seller said to be "as important as The Diary of Anne Frank - and equally unforgettable" by The Independent (London). In this documentary, Klüger doesn't mince words as she shares her thoughts on her childhood in anti-Jewish Vienna, her post-World War II life in America, her experiences as a mother of two American sons, and the culture of commemoration that has grown up around the Holocaust. Filmed in Vienna, California, Göttingen, and Israel. |
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In English and German with English titles; closed-captioned in English. |
| Subject |
Klüger, Ruth, 1931-2020.
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Klüger, Ruth, 1931-2020. |
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Holocaust survivors -- Biography.
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Holocaust survivors -- Biography. |
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Austrian Americans -- Biography.
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Austrian Americans. |
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Biographies.
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College teachers -- Biography.
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College teachers -- Biography. |
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College teachers. |
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Jewish children in the Holocaust -- Austria -- Vienna -- Biography.
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Jewish children in the Holocaust. |
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Austria -- Vienna. |
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Austria -- Vienna -- Personal narratives.
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Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945) |
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Personal narratives.
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Biographical films.
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Biographical films.
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Documentary films.
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Documentary films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Biographies.
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Personal narratives.
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| Added Author |
Schmidtkunz, Renata, 1964-
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Rosenberger, Johannes, 1965-
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Klüger, Ruth, 1931-2020.
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Navigator Film (Firm)
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Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
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| Note |
English title on container and disc label: Landscapes of memory : the life of Ruth Klüger |
| Music No. |
49672 Films for the Humanities & Sciences |
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