Slesin, who's already won an Oscar for her documentary, "Ten Year Lunch: The Wit and The Legend of the Algonquin Round Table," should at least be racking up another nomination with this sterling effort.
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05/15/06
Secret Lives: Hidden Children and Their Rescuers During WWII (2002)
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Reviews Counted:36
Fresh:33
Rotten:3
Average Rating:7.1/10
Consensus: A moving, important testament to these children and the familes who took them in.
Runtime: 72 mins
Genre: Education/General Interest
Synopsis: Aviva Slesin's heartwrenching documentary tells of the many Jewish children saved from certain death at the hands of the Nazis by non-Jewish families. Using archival footage and interviews with... [More]
Director: Aviva Slesin
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07/16/05
Slesin records these difficult and ambiguous circumstances with clear-eyed sobriety, yet in the end her film remains a testimonial to human goodness.
08/22/04
It's a thorough and complicated film that Slesin documents with poignancy and simplicity.
12/21/03
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12/20/03
It's good to be reminded of the existence of people willing to risk their lives to save someone else. Seeing this short film will reaffirm your faith in humanity.
12/19/03
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10/11/03
Rewarding viewing.
10/10/03
With economy, insight and skill, Slesin evokes all of the conflicting and contradictory emotions that attended these remarkable relationships.
10/10/03
The deeply personal nature of these stories is captivating.
10/03/03
The overriding sense one gets from this short but powerful film is awe.
09/04/03
The images seem at first unspectacular, until you realize that this is their value -- as records of normal children leading normal lives in a most abnormal time.
07/25/03
A canticle to compassion, a memorial to those who risked torture and death to save innocents.
07/11/03
Profoundly sad and uplifting at the same time - you can't help but respond to these stories.
07/11/03
["Secret Lives"] is scheduled for a short theatrical run but is better suited for the small screen.
07/08/03
Technically 'Secret Lives' is quite ordinary, but the people to whom it introduces us are far from that...this unassuming little film is very powerful indeed.
07/06/03
..has many moving moments and showcases a diversity of reactions from both the hidden and the hiders. The archival footage, still photograph, talking head approach becomes repetitive, however, making the documentary, at 72 minutes running time, feel padd
07/02/03
Fascinating, full of touching stories and stirring sentiments.
06/23/03
It's an excellent companion to other children-in- the-Holocaust documentaries.
06/20/03
Skillfully probes issues of conflicting emotions and allegiances in a dark time, yet emerges as a loving affirmation of humanity's remarkable potential for goodness in the face of pervasive evil.
06/19/03
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