Can you make a good joke about the Holocaust? Nazis, by all means. But the Holocaust itself? That is the premise of Ferne Pearlstein's superb documentary on the subject. To broach such a subject, you need to have the roster to bring weight to the subject and my goodness, Pearlstein has gathered a who's who of the great and greater of Jewish comedy. A film that could have relied on the humour doesn't and the survivors interviewed make this the best film I saw at this years London Film Festival.
Read MoreYou never walk into a film cold. You always carry something with you. These days, with them interwebs, it is even harder not too. Trailers tell every bit of a film, the days of mystery are gone. Yet, when you walk into a film about the Holocaust, no matter what the film's pedigree, there is a sense of foreboding. When you are walking into a Cannes Grand Prix winner and your fellow festival goers troop in with buckets of popcorn, frankly, I thought I was in the wrong cinema. I'd opted for a beer, which, as it turns out, was not strong enough.
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