Thurs., Dec. 1, 7 pm
Southern U.S.A. Premiere
France, 2004; Lorraine Levy, director
French w/English subtitles; 94 minutes

Dark humor and an appealing jazz score are the background for this film about a zaftig Jewish girl in post-war and pre-feminist Paris in the early 1960s.

Hannah is 16 years old, has two pretty sisters and parents who love her. Highly intelligent, with a sharp sense of humor, she feels like a misfit and isn’t happy. With a talent for music, she chooses an instrument which resembles her, the double bass, and dreams of joining her high school jazz band. Her dream comes true and she breaks the gender barrier but the rest of band (male) members are not ready to accept her and play pranks on her, ranging from just nasty to frankly anti-Semitic.

But by remaining to herself, she scores points for underdogs, cultural outsiders, and fat girls everywhere.
 

Attending: Lorraine Levy, director and writer

The Opening Night Reception for PBJFF Benefactors only is made possible through the generosity of Marilyn Cohen, in memory of her husband Maurice. The Cohens were original supporters of the Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival and Maurice was a Boston and Palm Beach-based businessman and philanthropist.