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WUD Film and the UW Lubar Institute present: “Lies My Father Told Me” (1975)

Part of an eight-film series, “Religion on Film”

Event Details

Date
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Time
7 p.m.
Location
Marquee Theater, Union South
Description
dir: Ján Kadár | Canada | 103 min. Plucky youngster David, surrounded by the colorful neighborhood of his 1925 Montreal ghetto, is raised by an inventor father who is determined to abandon traditional Jewish ways. His grandfather is “a sweet-spirited, loving junk dealer, who is equally determined to imbue David with the belief that an Orthodox faith can still serve successfully as a guide to existence” (Richard Schickel, Time). Presented by Professor Steven Nadler | UW Department of Philosophy.
Cost
Free

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