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FilmTalk 2010/2011: “I’ll have what she’s having†Jews loving gentiles; gentiles loving Jews
A lecture series organized by the Leo Baeck Institute and The Wiener Library.
In this season we examine love and desire between Jews and gentiles in popular cinema. How have cinematic representations of these things changed from the 1920s to the present day? What do these films tell us about society’s attitudes towards ‘impossible’ relationships and forbidden love? What is so attractive about the ethnic ‘other’? FilmTalk stresses film as much as talk. The lectures are 20-25 minutes long and are followed or intercut with excerpts from the film under review.
In this illustrated lecture, Nathan Abrams will explore possibly the greatest rom-com ever made, When Harry Met Sally. He will ask such important questions as: can men and women be friends, or does the sex part always get in the way? What makes Jews and gentiles so attractive to each other?
Nathan Abrams is a Senior Lecturer in Film Studies at Bangor University. His most recent books include Jews & Sex (2008), Studying Film (2nd edn., 2010) and The New Jew in Film: Exploring Jewishness and Judaism in Contemporary Cinema (forthcoming).
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Dr Nathan Abrams | talks |
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Date and Time: |
10 February 2010 at 7:00 pm |
Duration: | 1 hour 30 minutes |
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Venue: |
The Wiener Library |
Organised by: |
Leo Baeck Institute London |
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Tickets: |
free |
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Admission to this lecture is free but places are limited and must be reserved in advance by contacting the Leo Baeck Institute: email info@leobaeck.co.uk or phone 020 7580 3493. |
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