CinemaOSMovie · 2002 · 0h 38m

Past Perfect

Documentary

“Past Perfect” is a spirited meditation on the elusiveness and inaccessibility of (Jewish) history as conveyed through sightseeing tours of “Jewish” Poland, a grandmother’s recollection of life in America during War II, and memoir-like “last moments” of a great aunt believed to have died in Treblinka. Shot almost entirely in contemporary Poland, “Past Perfect” lyrically portrays the relentless yet ultimately futile attempt to resuscitate a history literally gone up in smoke.

Directed byCynthia Madansky

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Released
Runtime
0h 38m
Language
EN
Released
April 9, 2002

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