With the rise of fascism around the world, recent films about WWII and fascism have increasingly elided the distance between past and present.Ĭhristian Petzold’s Transit (2018), about a concentration camp survivor trying to leave Marseille before the Nazis arrive, never explicitly refers to Nazis or Jews - we hear mostly of ‘the fascists - but it does reference particular historic events from WWII (the Vélodrome d’Hiver roundup), features costumes that have 1940s look but would be just at home in the 21st century, and even modern cars. Now that we’ve been telling (fictional) holocaust stories on film for over thirty years, filmmakers today are keen to pull audiences out of their complacency and familiarity with these stories: the reaction they want is not, “Yes, it’s sad for the Jews and the gays,” but “Dear god, that could have been me.” Prejudice comes as a surprise. Rebecca Marder stars in Une jeune fille qui va bien (A Radiant Girl), the feature debut from actress Sandrine Kiberlain, screening in the Semaine de la Critique (Critics’ Week) at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.Īt Seventh Row, we pride ourselves on seeking out the best hidden gems that nobody’s talking about to ensure that our readers never miss a great film again.Ĭlick here to sign up for streaming recommendations every Friday. Sandrine Kiberlain’s feature debut, Une jeune fille qui va bien (A Radiant Girl), is the story of an aspiring Parisian actress living under the Nazi occupation.

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