 | The Long Way Home
| Media: | DVD | | Directed by: | Mark Jonathan Harris | | Starring: | Morgan Freeman | | Release date: | 01 August, 2000 | | List price: | $24.95 | | Our price: | that is 100% off! |
| | | The Long Way Home | Average rating:  | | The story of the Second Exodus after World War II | | This 1997 Academy Award-winning documentary presents the lives of Holocaust survivors from the end of World War II in 1945 to the founding of the state of Israel three years later. In the interim period the survivors were moved into "Displaced Persons" camps and lived in a strange sort of limbo until they were finally permitted to immigrate to Israel or the United States. Basically, this is the story of Jewish survivors again wandering in the wilderness, albeit one made by man, before finally finding the Promised Land. This is an often ignored period in the history of the Jewish people and while and at least this documentary provides a historical record. A fascinating documentary. "The Long Way Home" features narration by Morgan Freeman, Ed Asner Martin Landau, Helen Slater and others. Directed by Mark Jonathan Harris would won another Oscar in 2000 for "Into The Arms Of Strangers - Stories Of The Kindertransport," | | Great movie - but where are the subtitles? | | Great movie. A part of history that I didn't know about, even though I'm Jewish and nearly 50 years old. But ... There Are NO Subtitles OR Closed-Captioning. This is inexcusable, to me, especially since many older people who will have a personal interest in this film (like my parents) have hearing problems and rely on subtitles and CC when viewing TV or movies. So be forewarned, if you are one who needs subtitles. | | What a great story... | | This is one excellent and very moving film. Though it is a documentary, it is gripping in its telling of the history of the Jewish refugees in the post 2nd World War years, until the creation of the state of Israel. It makes it understood, I think, even to those that are not very familiar with the subject matter. It's very good for a history class and the people interviewed are unique in that they really make you feel how they felt back then, over 50 years ago. The closure is also extremely potent, as it gives another dimension to this story of the Holocaust and the fight for a homeland. From an almost complete annihilation of a nation of a 3 thousands years of history, to be revived in our day and age - it gives the story depth I rarely seen in previous documentaries. Morgan Freeman's excellent narration, with voices of fine actors and especially with the participation of excellent witness who can tell their story in such an engaging way make this a gripping history lesson. Though made by "our team" (two Jews, one of them being a Rabbi...) it maintains a fair standing in the delicate issues of the Jewish-Arab conflict in Palestine. One cannot stop and wonder how the same story may look so trivial in a day-to-day life. A movie like this simply makes it clearer. I actually got several insightful observations that were really new to me. Note Clark Clifford, a White House counsel at the time in the Truman administration. He hardly has a voice by now, but he is as vivid in his details as he would be telling the details of one of the most important story of his life. And perhaps it was for him. This one doesn't get a 5 star simply because I reserve that to films that are truly innovative in their story telling, craftsmanship or in their bold statement. This one makes neither, but nevertheless, it's a great classic-style documentary film. | | Top DVD products |
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