The Children of 209 Saint-Maur Street
(2017-11-01)
2017-11-01 • HistoryDocumentary • 1h 43m
The Children of 209 Saint-Maur Street (2017-11-01)
2017-11-01 • HistoryDocumentary • 1h 43m
Overview
After selecting a building at random in a Jewish neighborhood in Paris, French director Ruth Zylberman meticulously reconstructed its community of inhabitants during the German occupation. What results is the spellbinding 209 RUE SAINT-MAUR, an experimental historiography that tells the emotional story of lives uprooted and destroyed under the Nazis.
Overview
After selecting a building at random in a Jewish neighborhood in Paris, French director Ruth Zylberman meticulously reconstructed its community of inhabitants during the German occupation. What results is the spellbinding 209 RUE SAINT-MAUR, an experimental historiography that tells the emotional story of lives uprooted and destroyed under the Nazis.
