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Spring 1941

Type of film:
Feature film


Poland, U.K., Israel

Production company:
Praxis / Opus Film

Year of production: 2008

Director:
Uri Barbash

Cast:
Artur Planck, Clara's husband:
Joseph Fiennes

Clara Planck in 1971:
Clare Higgins

Clara Planck:
Neve McIntosh

Emilia in 1971:
Maria Pakulnic

Emilia:
Kelly Harrison



Creators:
Screenplay:
Motti Lerner

Cinematography:
Ryszard Lenczewski

Set design:
Wojciech Żogała

Costumes:
Małgorzata Zacharska

Editor:
Tova Ascher Jarosław Kamiński

Makeup:
Marcin Rodak



Description:

The story of Clary, a well-known cellist, who was the only member of her family who survived the Holocaust. After years, he comes to Poland to play a concert. When it crosses the threshold of a concert hall, they immediately revive memories. After the Germans entered, Clara, her husband, and their two daughters flee to the nearest village, where a Polish peasant, Emilia, shelters them. Film co-financed by the very first edition of the Lodz Film Fund in 2007.



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