Event
Protektor at the Mandel JCC's Leonard Krieger Cleveland Jewish Film Fest
Year: 2009 Genre: Drama Country: Czech Republic Language: Czech with subtitles Length: 98 minutes Director: Marek Najbrt
The Czech Republic's official submission for the 2010 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, Protektor is a smart, stylish psycho-thriller about a Prague journalist and his part-Jewish wife whose lives are ravaged by the outbreak of WWII. Radio reporter Emil is married to actress Hana, a famous film star who is initially oblivious to the Nazi threat. Hana's Jewish heritage precipitates her fall from the height of her career to the bottom of the social ladder. To protect her, Emil compromises himself, collaborating with the new Nazi-controlled state radio station. The assassination of the Third Reich deputy protector and a chance encounter on a bicycle bring their faltering marriage to a crisis. The retro noir style, evocative of 1930s cinema, is enhanced by gorgeous period design and an avant-garde score.
Sponsor: Heather Ross-Lowenstein & Irwin Lowenstein and Facing History and Ourselves
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LocationCedar Lee Theatre
2163 Lee Road
Cleveland, OH 44118
United States
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