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Questions and thoughts related to the essay, “Brain Packing”

Posted July 28, 2011 8:53 pm  
 
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  • eliz   October 20, 2011 at 7:53 pm

    I agree: a great idea! There are so many good holocaust films, but I’m trying to think of ones that would not be too terrifying. Would “Schindler’s List” or “Life is Beautiful” be appropriate? What about “Ann Frank” or the terrific Louis Malle film, “Au Revoir les Enfants”? It would have subtitles and hence involve reading (gasp) but it’s about two boys of the right age. “The Two of Us” is another wonderful French film about an elderly anti-Semitic peasant who shelters a young boy during the war not knowing he is Jewish. Let me know what works!

  • Beth Portnow   October 14, 2011 at 10:04 pm

    I loved this!!!! I recently came up with a holocaust film festival to try on my pre-Bar Mitzvah boys who hate to go to Sunday school and reading is out. I have to force them to wathch “my” movies in the car on long trips to NY to see the Grandparents who don’t see their behavior as free spirited (another story) I opened up the Movie rental bag and to their shock was only The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. It was a success in that they had to watch it as they were trapped in the mini-van but not ideal because I couldn’t see it/had not previewed it and may have traumatized my youngest son. Now I know why he hasn’t slept well this week Yikes! After reading your essay I’m only more determined to try again. These boys of the digital age aren’t going to read anyway. Thanks. Great minds think alike!