The Oppenheim Family (1939)
- Original title
- Семья Оппенгейм
- Directed by
- Grigori Roshal
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Rating
- 8.7 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
The film follows a Jewish family in Nazi Germany as they face increasing persecution and discrimination. It shows how their lives are disrupted by the rising anti-Semitic policies of the 1930s.
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What happens
The Oppenheim Family (Russian: Семья Оппенгейм, romanized: Semja Oppengejm) is a 1938 (released in May 1939 in the USA) Soviet drama film, directed by Grigori Roshal. One of the earliest film directly dealing with the persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany, it is based on The Oppermanns, a 1933 novel by Lion Feuchtwanger. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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