PSIFF 17-Jan

Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh

USA, 2008, 86 Minute Running Time
Topics: Documentary, History, Jewish Interest, Woman Director, Women
Program: True Stories
Language: English

Jan. 7 is Student Screening Day: ONLY open to students with current school ID.

Joan Allen narrates this powerful film about the remarkable life of Hannah Senesh — a 23-year-old Hungarian writer living in Palestine in 1944, who volunteered for a doomed mission to try to rescue Jews in Budapest. Revelatory archival footage and moving interviews combine to great effect.

DIRECTOR: Roberta Grossman
Producer: Lisa Thomas
Editor: Blake West
Screenwriter: Sophie Sartain
Cinematographer: Dyanna Taylor
Music: Todd Boekelheide
Principal Cast: Narrated by Joan Allen, Alona Tal,
Filmography: Homeland: Four Portraits of Native Action (2005)
World Sales: Indigo Film and Television



Adam Resurrected

USA, 2008, 106 Minute Running Time
Additional Countries: Israel/Germany
Topics: Jewish Interest, Religion
Program: Modern Masters
Language: English

Paul Schrader's brilliant new work tells the story of Adam Stein, who grapples with a paralytic case of survivor’s guilt in the aftermath of the Holocaust. An extraordinary performance by Jeff Goldblum captures the essence of the complex central character, a man who survived while those around him perished.

DIRECTOR: Paul Schrader
Producer: Ehud Bleiberg, Werner Wirsing
Editor: Sandy Saffeels
Screenwriter: Noah Stollman
Cinematographer: Sebastian Edschmid
Music: Gabriel Yared
Principal Cast: Jeff Goldblum, Willem Dafoe, Derek Jacobi, Ayelet Zurer, Moritz Bleibtreu
Filmography: The Walker (2007), Affliction (1997), Light Sleeper (1992), Mishima (1985), American Gigolo (1980)
World Sales: Bleiberg Entertainment