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Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Search eBay for this item. Release Date: April 25, 2006
Theatrical Release: 1981
Director: Joshua Waletzky
Creators: Edward Gray (Cinematographer), Joel Gold (Cinematographer), Joshua Waletzky (Editor), Susan Lazarus (Producer), Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett (Writer), Jerome Badanes (Writer), Lucjan Dobroszycki (Writer)
Package Dimensions (in inches): 0.58 x 7.1 x 5.42
Package Weight: 0.18 pounds
Item Weight: 0.18 pounds
Running Time: 90 minutes
Audio Tracks/Subtitles: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
Other Details
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: NEW VIDEO GROUP
EAN: 0767685972533
Feature: A stunning commemoration of Jews in Poland before the two World Wars, IMAGE BEFORE MY EYES pays homage to the dynamic and vibrant society of 3.5 million people that was destroyed during the Holocaust. Unearthing the stories of Jewish villagers, aristocrats, socialists, Zionists, and artists who fashioned a thriving civilization with a 900-year history, this triumphant films draws on the sacred
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Is Eligible For Trade In: 1
Label: New Video Group
Manufacturer: New Video Group
MPN: NVG-9725
Number Of Items: 1
Original Release Date: 1981-01-01
Package Quantity: 1
Product Type Name: ABIS_DVD
Publisher: New Video Group
Region Code: 1
Studio: New Video Group
Trade In Value: Array
UPC: 767685972533
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Editorial/Description:Description: A stunning commemoration of Jews in Poland before the two World Wars, IMAGE BEFORE MY EYES pays homage to the dynamic and vibrant society of 3.5 million people that was destroyed during the Holocaust. Unearthing the stories of Jewish villagers, aristocrats, socialists, Zionists, and artists who fashioned a thriving civilization with a 900-year history, this triumphant films draws on the sacred and rare artifacts of a crushed world-home movies, forgotten song recordings, and the evocative memories of survivors-to recreate Jewish Poland. Tracing the subtle contours of Jewish Diaspora, IMAGE BEFORE MY EYES visits people as varied as a former mayor of Scarsdale, New York describing his youthful Polish patriotism and a Brooklyn housewife who touchingly sings the Yiddish songs of teachers, tradesmen, and beggars she learned as a child in Warsaw. From the bucolic, traditional shtetls of the countryside to the freewheeling cultural revolution in the cities led by freethinkers, award-winning director Josh Waletzky (Partisans of Vilna) masterfully memorializes a proud culture that still inspires hope and reverence.
Customer Reviews:
A moving look back
(6 of 6 Found this Helpful)
December 15, 2008
When I lived in Israel, the sense of tragedy I felt when I visited the Israel Museum was almost as great at that I felt at Yad Vashem, which is specifically dedicated to the Holocaust. The latter focused on the people who died, the former chronicles with great love and much detail the culture that was lost.
This film chronicles both the people and culture of Eastern Europe that were forever altered by the events of World War II. It has a special focus on the once large and thriving Jewish culture of Poland and includes marvelous home movies made during the 1930s. Perhaps most important of all, it was first released in 1980, when it was still possible to find many living voices to that now departed era. As those living voices depart, it's important to capture their memories in a tangible form.
I'd strong recommend that parents show this documentary to their children when they're old enough to understand what it describes, and that teachers show it to their students.
--Michael W. Perry, editor of Dachau Liberated and Chesterton on War and Peace: Battling the Ideas and Movements that Led to Nazism and World War II
Meaningful and heartfelt
(1 of 1 Found this Helpful)
April 28, 2008
it is sad to think that this culture and people are gone forever, just a mere 60 years ago.
Important Film
(2 of 3 Found this Helpful)
August 7, 2007
I first saw this film at the SF Jewish Film Festival and was very impressed by the production qualities and the manner in which it depicted the impact of the disporia in Poland. A must see for WWII junkies.
A poignant look at a vanished world
(10 of 11 Found this Helpful)
February 27, 2007
Image Before My Eyes: A History of Jewish Life in Poland combines historical footage, still photographs, and live interviews for an in-depth reminiscence of Jewish life in Poland from the beginning of the 20th century until the Holocaust.
It features a deeper look at the rise of many social and religious movements such as socialist groups and Zionism, rural and urban Polish Jewish life, and the flourishing of Yiddish culture through literature, theater and music.
The documentary was released over twenty years ago, so the video interviews are obviously dated (late 1970's), and some of the archival footage is in poor condition, but Image Before My Eyes restores us to a vanished world -- the vibrant cultural legacy of Poland's 3.5 million Jews that was nearly wiped out by the Holocaust.
The DVD includes a commentary with director Josh Waltzky, an illustrated study guide with discussion questions, and scene selection.
a look into the past
(8 of 8 Found this Helpful)
February 8, 2007
The images speak to one. This compilation of pre world war II Jewish Polish daily life is gripping. This is a DVD that we will watch over and over.
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