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| RETROSPECTIVE: Flashback to the 8th Festival, 1997 |
| Mendel |
| Norway,
1997, 35mm, 98 minutes German and Norwegian with English subtitles Director: Alexander Røsler Wednesday, December 8, |
| When Mendel and his family arrive in Norway in 1954, as displaced persons from Germany, the nine-year-old protagonist of this bittersweet drama is amazed that polar bears do not wander the streets. But as confusing as the move is, there are more disturbing questions facing Mendel. What exactly did his parents experience in the concentration camps? What nightmare wakes his father every night? Gradually, sometimes by stealth and sometimes by chance, he learns more about his parents’ experiences. Eventually, reacting to their seemingly passive response, Mendel develops an obsession with bravery. Based on the director’s own experience, Mendel is a classic second-generation story told with compassion and humor. |
| In
Cooperation with The Embassy of Norway |
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