Ari Folman – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS

WHERE IS ANNE FRANK (TIFF2021) – Review by Ulkar Alakbarova

September 17, 2021September 18, 2021 Ulkar Alakbarova animation, Ari Folman, TIFF, toronto international film festival, Where is Anne Frank

Anne Frank’s diary has been told, filmed, and has many documentaries about it. It seems there is nothing more left to be said until you watch Ari Folman’s Where is Anne Frank. This time, it takes a novel approach and revolves around Anne’s imaginary friend, Kitty, who finds herself in Frank’s house in Amsterdam. Getting a physical form, she steals Anne’s diary and begins the journey of her dearest friend, as she, with deep sadness, learns about Anne’s tragic fate.

Festivals Reviews

WHERE IS ANNE FRANK (TIFF2021) – Review by Leslie Combemale

September 14, 2021September 19, 2021 Leslie Combemale 2021 Toronto International Film Festival, Ari Folman, holocaust, TIFF, Where is Anne Frank

We are told in Where is Anne Frank’s prologue that writer/director Ari Folman’s parents were sent to Auschwitz the same week as famed diarist Anne Frank. That was part of the inspiration for this animated feature examining her life from the perspective of Kitty, the imaginary friend Anne chose as recipient of her feelings and experiences in her diary. Kitty magically materializes in the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, innocent of what happened to her dear friend. She must seek out the answers to her whereabouts. In that way, Folman sets up a clever and insightful way of both explaining the Holocaust to young viewers, and considering in what ways we are currently in danger of repeating history.

Commentaries General Archives Movie of the Week Reviews Women on Film

AWFJ Movie of the Week, Aug. 25-31: THE CONGRESS

August 25, 2014October 11, 2014 Sandra Kraisirideja (Archived Contributor) 0 Comments anne brodie, Ari Folman, Danny Huston, Harvey Keitel, jeanne wolf, Jon Hamm, Kodi Smit-McPhee, kristy puchko, maryann johanson, Michael Stahl-David, nell minow, paul giamatti, robin wright, Sami Gayle, The Congress

Opening Aug. 29, AWFJ’s Movie of the Week is The Congress, from writer-director Ari Folman and starring Robin Wright, Harvey Keitel, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Danny Huston, Paul Giamatti, and Jon Hamm. The unusual film combines live action and animation to present a unique premise set in a world in the not-too-distant future where Wright gives a studio control over her digital likeness for use in perpetuity. Read on…