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The First Time I
Was Twenty |
Mon., Dec. 5, 7:15 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
To be followed by a Benefactor’s Reception sponsored
by Bernard and Sandra Meyer.
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