Wolf

20130 IT

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5.0

MID

★5.0TMDB · 3

Documentary

Synopsis

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Rabbi Benjamin Murmelstein (1905-1989) was head of the Jewish Council of the artificial ghetto of Terezín (Theresienstadt in German). The Nazis made him representative of the community destined for extermination. Victim of a tragic contradiction, after the Liberation he was tried and absolved from the accusation of collaborating with the Nazis; he moved to Rome, where he was ostracized by the Jewish community until he died. His son Wolf devoted his life to redeem his image, trying to paint a more complex picture of the role his father played in Terezín. The film reconstructs through the conversation between Wolf and the psychoanalyst David Meghnagi a son's relationship with the memory of his father, between the acceptance, the denial, and the thematization of a common and familiar tragedy.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Wolf Murmelstein
Himself
David Meghnagi
Himself
Riccardo Di Segni
Anna Murmelstein
Toman Brod
Markéta Pacovská

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Claudio Giovannesi
Writers: Claudio Giovannesi, David Meghnagi
Countries: Italy, Czech Republic

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ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Italy, Czech Republic.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Giuseppe Trepiccione shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Wolf Murmelstein and David Meghnagi and Riccardo Di Segni carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3332132 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Claudio Giovannesi directs. Giuseppe Trepiccione cuts. Produced in Italy, Czech Republic.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 13 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: Italy, Czech Republic.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Giuseppe Trepiccione shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Wolf Murmelstein and David Meghnagi and Riccardo Di Segni carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt3332132 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.