Underplayed Gems

Oma & Bella (2012)

Oma & Bella poster
Directed by
Alexa Karolinski
Genre
documentary film
Country
Germany, United States
Runtime
1h 16m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A portrait of two elderly Jewish women who live together in Berlin. The film follows their daily life and kitchen conversations, which touch on childhood memories, recipes, surviving the Holocaust, and spending time with friends.

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What happens

Oma & Bella ist ein Dokumentarfilm der Filmemacherin Alexa Karolinski aus dem Jahr 2012. Der Film porträtiert das Leben von Regina Karolinski und Bella Katz, die seit 2007 gemeinsam in Berlin-Charlottenburg leben. Das ursprüngliche Vorhaben von Karolinskis Enkelin; ein Kochbuchprojekt, um die kulinarischen Genüsse und Bräuche der beiden Frauen festzuhalten, wird schnell verworfen. Filmisch begleitet Alexa Karolinski die Küchengespräche und das Zusammenleben der beiden jüdischen Frauen, deren Lebensgeschichten, sich mal um Rezepte und Bräuche aus der Kindheit konzentrieren, das Überleben des Holocaust bezeugen und die Gegenwart im geselligen Beisammensein mit Freunden zeigen. Der Film hatte seinen Kinostart in Deutschland am 23. August 2012. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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