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Wednesday, March 07, 2012

More Footnote reviews etc.

THE ACADEMY AWARDS have come and gone, but the Footnote coverage continues to pile up:

Prize Fighters: Joseph Cedar’s Footnote pits a Talmudic scholar against his academic son in a tale equal parts midrash, riddle, and Israeli political tragedy (J. Hoberman, Tablet Magazine)

On The Oscars, Talmud Scholars And Risky Filmmaking: An interview with ‘Footnote’ director Joseph Cedar. (Eric Herschthal, The Jewish Week)

Movie Review: Footnote (Marshall Fine, Huffington Post)

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