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Because I was a painter / La Huit présente en co-production avec Augenschein Filmproduktion ; a film by Christophe Cognet ; reálisation, Christophe Cognet ; ecriture, Christophe Cognet, Jean Breschand, Pierre-François Moreau

Publication | Library Call Number: DVD-1334
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Following the liberation of the Nazi death camps, thousands of hidden artworks created by inmates were discovered, offering profound insights into life inside the camps. Artists and Holocaust survivors explore the meaning of these artifacts in the greater context of the Holocaust.

Variant Title
Because I was a painter : art that survived Nazi camps
Parce que j'étais peintre : l'art rescapé des camps nazis
Format
Projected medium
Published
New York, NY : distributed by The Cinema Guild, [2015]
Language
French
German
Hebrew
English
Polish
Edition
Widescreen
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Physical Description
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Other Authors/Editors
Cognet, Christophe, film director, de screenwriter.
Breschand, Jean, screenwriter.
Spitzer, W. (Walter), interviewee.
Pierre-François Moreau (Screenwriter), screenwriter.
Fosty, José, interviewee.
Willenberg, Samuel, interviewee.
Bacon, Yehuda, interviewee.
Zaorska, Kristina, interviewee.
Huit Production, production company.
Augenschein Filmproduktion, production company.
Cinema Guild, publisher.
ISBN
0781515106
9780781515108
Notes
Documentary.
Title from container.
Program content: ©2013.
"The never before told story of art in the concentration camps."
Includes trailer.
Cinematography, Nara Keo Kosal ; film editing, Catherine Zins.
DVD; NTSC; widescreen presentation.
In French, German, Hebrew, English, and Polish with optional English subtitles.

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