Souvenirs
General Information
- Original Title
- Souvenirim
- Author/Creator
- Cohen, Shahar, director.
- Language
- Hebrew, English, Danish.
- Subtitles
- English
- Published
- Israel : Sirocco Productions Ltd, 2006.
- Physical Description
- DVD-ROM (75 min.)
- Digital ver. identifier
- HU_OSA_00002876
Contents/Summary
- Summary
- After completing his film studies, 36-year-old Israeli filmmaker Shahar Cohen was unemployed for quite some time, so his 82-year-old father suggested that he make a film about his experiences in World War II. Shahar reluctantly agreed to attend a meeting of veterans of the Jewish Brigade, where old men describe their training in Libya, their battles in the Italian countryside and their post-war stay in the Netherlands. Only when Cohen heard them bragging about the "souvenirs" they left with their Dutch sweethearts - in the form of babies - did he become motivated to make a film on the subject. Father and son retrace history by car, from Israel to Italy and the Netherlands. The result is an entertaining - and touching - road movie interspersed with archive footage. While the younger Cohen's initial interest was to search for potential half-brothers and sisters, the journey eventually provides him with much more, as he gets to know the hero of his childhood and the fault-finder from more recent years a little better.
Subjects
- Genre
- Documentary films
Bibliographic Information
- Title Translation
- Souvenirs
- Note
- Verzio Film Festival Submission
- Library Special Collection
- Verzio Film Festival Submission
Holdings
| Item Type | Current Location | Call Number | Status | Shelving Location | Public Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DVD-ROM | OSA Film Library | FL Record 1213 | Available | - | - |
| Digital film | OSA Film Library | FL Record 1213 (HU_OSA_00002876.mp4) | Available | Access Copy, MP4 format |