The film examines three minutes of footage shot of the Jewish community in the Polish village of Nasielsk in 1938, shortly before it was decimated during the Holocaust. The film is based on the 2014 non-fiction book Three Minutes in Poland: Discovering a Lost World in a 1938 Family Film by American musician Glenn Kurtz, whose grandfather David shot the footage. The documentary is narrated by Helena Bonham Carter.
Backgroundedit
In 1938 Nasielsk had an estimated population of 7000, of whom around 3000 were Jewish.[1] In December 1939, much of the town's Jewish community was deported to various ghettoes around Poland, including the Warsaw Ghetto; from there, many were ultimately transported to Treblinka, an extermination camp.[2] Only around 100 members of Nasielsk's Jewish community survived the Holocaust.[3]
Productionedit
David Kurtz was born in Poland but emigrated with his wife Liza to the United States in the 1890s, going on to become a successful businessman in Brooklyn, New York City.[2] In 1938, he went on a holiday around Europe, and filmed his trip.[4]
In 2009 Kurtz's grandson Glenn found the footage in Kurtz's home in Palm Beach, Florida.[3][5] Among the footage was three minutes of a Jewish community in a then-unknown location. The footage was shared with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, who restored it and posted it on their website.[4] In 2011, Maurice Chandler's granddaughter recognised him in the footage; Chandler subsequently identified the footage as being of the Jewish community in Nasielsk. Chandler had survived the Holocaust by remaining in Poland using false identification documents.[6] Kurtz documented the discovery of the footage, as well as the process of identifying its location as well as the people within it, in his book Three Minutes in Poland, which was published in 2014.[5]
Of Nasielsk's estimated 3000-strong Jewish community, 150 members are featured in the footage, although less than 15 were able to have their identities recognised.[7]
Three Minutes consists almost entirely of Kurtz's original footage, with the exception of a brief scene showing a digital reconstruction of Nasielsk's market square as it would have appeared at the time the footage was shot.[5]
Receptionedit
The film currently has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, indicating critical acclaim. The website's critics consensus reads, "Three Minutes - A Lengthening movingly captures a moment in time while honoring lives soon to be cut short by unimaginable horror."[8] In the United Kingdom, the film premiered on BBC Four, where it aired as part of the channel's Storyville series to mark Holocaust Memorial Day on 27 January 2023.[9] As of February 2023 it is available for over a year on BBC iPlayer.[10]
Referencesedit
^Brady, Tara (2 December 2022). "Three Minutes: A Lengthening – Snatches of home-movie footage, then a detective story unfolds". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
^ abApplebaum, Stephen (1 December 2022). "A Jewish community frozen on the eve of destruction". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
^ abAderet, Ofer (31 May 2022). "Nearly Lost Footage Shows Polish Town Before It Was Obliterated in the Holocaust". Haaretz. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
^ abSiegal, Nina (3 January 2022). "A Film Captures Jewish Life in a Polish Town Before the Nazis Arrived". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
^ abcBradshaw, Peter (30 November 2022). "Three Minutes: A Lengthening review – fragments of a Jewish town destroyed by war". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
^Freedland, Jonathan (24 November 2022). "'A small victory against erasure': the three minutes that bring an exterminated Jewish past to life". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
^Nicholson, Rebecca (24 January 2023). "Three Minutes: A Lengthening review – Helena Bonham Carter is profoundly poetic in an astounding documentary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
^"Three Minutes – A Lengthening", Rotten Tomatoes, retrieved 5 February 2023
^"BBC to mark Holocaust Memorial Day with three new documentaries". BBC. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
three, minutes, lengthening, 2022, dutch, british, documentary, film, directed, bianca, stigter, directed, bybianca, stigterbased, onthree, minutes, poland, discovering, lost, world, 1938, family, film, glenn, kurtzproduced, byfloor, onrustnarrated, byhelena, . Three Minutes A Lengthening is a 2022 Dutch British documentary film directed by Bianca Stigter Three Minutes A LengtheningDirected byBianca StigterBased onThree Minutes in Poland Discovering a Lost World in a 1938 Family Film by Glenn KurtzProduced byFloor OnrustNarrated byHelena Bonham CarterEdited byKatharina WartenaProductioncompaniesFamily Affairs FilmsLammas ParkRelease date7 April 2022Running time69 minutesCountriesNetherlandsUnited KingdomLanguagesEnglishPolishGermanYiddish Contents 1 Summary 2 Background 3 Production 4 Reception 5 ReferencesSummary editThe film examines three minutes of footage shot of the Jewish community in the Polish village of Nasielsk in 1938 shortly before it was decimated during the Holocaust The film is based on the 2014 non fiction book Three Minutes in Poland Discovering a Lost World in a 1938 Family Film by American musician Glenn Kurtz whose grandfather David shot the footage The documentary is narrated by Helena Bonham Carter Background editIn 1938 Nasielsk had an estimated population of 7000 of whom around 3000 were Jewish 1 In December 1939 much of the town s Jewish community was deported to various ghettoes around Poland including the Warsaw Ghetto from there many were ultimately transported to Treblinka an extermination camp 2 Only around 100 members of Nasielsk s Jewish community survived the Holocaust 3 Production editDavid Kurtz was born in Poland but emigrated with his wife Liza to the United States in the 1890s going on to become a successful businessman in Brooklyn New York City 2 In 1938 he went on a holiday around Europe and filmed his trip 4 In 2009 Kurtz s grandson Glenn found the footage in Kurtz s home in Palm Beach Florida 3 5 Among the footage was three minutes of a Jewish community in a then unknown location The footage was shared with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum who restored it and posted it on their website 4 In 2011 Maurice Chandler s granddaughter recognised him in the footage Chandler subsequently identified the footage as being of the Jewish community in Nasielsk Chandler had survived the Holocaust by remaining in Poland using false identification documents 6 Kurtz documented the discovery of the footage as well as the process of identifying its location as well as the people within it in his book Three Minutes in Poland which was published in 2014 5 Of Nasielsk s estimated 3000 strong Jewish community 150 members are featured in the footage although less than 15 were able to have their identities recognised 7 Three Minutes consists almost entirely of Kurtz s original footage with the exception of a brief scene showing a digital reconstruction of Nasielsk s market square as it would have appeared at the time the footage was shot 5 Reception editThe film currently has a 100 rating on Rotten Tomatoes indicating critical acclaim The website s critics consensus reads Three Minutes A Lengthening movingly captures a moment in time while honoring lives soon to be cut short by unimaginable horror 8 In the United Kingdom the film premiered on BBC Four where it aired as part of the channel s Storyville series to mark Holocaust Memorial Day on 27 January 2023 9 As of February 2023 it is available for over a year on BBC iPlayer 10 References edit Brady Tara 2 December 2022 Three Minutes A Lengthening Snatches of home movie footage then a detective story unfolds The Irish Times Retrieved 5 February 2023 a b Applebaum Stephen 1 December 2022 A Jewish community frozen on the eve of destruction The Jewish Chronicle Retrieved 5 February 2023 a b Aderet Ofer 31 May 2022 Nearly Lost Footage Shows Polish Town Before It Was Obliterated in the Holocaust Haaretz Retrieved 5 February 2023 a b Siegal Nina 3 January 2022 A Film Captures Jewish Life in a Polish Town Before the Nazis Arrived The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 5 February 2023 a b c Bradshaw Peter 30 November 2022 Three Minutes A Lengthening review fragments of a Jewish town destroyed by war The Guardian ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 5 February 2023 Freedland Jonathan 24 November 2022 A small victory against erasure the three minutes that bring an exterminated Jewish past to life The Guardian ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 5 February 2023 Nicholson Rebecca 24 January 2023 Three Minutes A Lengthening review Helena Bonham Carter is profoundly poetic in an astounding documentary The Guardian ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 5 February 2023 Three Minutes A Lengthening Rotten Tomatoes retrieved 5 February 2023 BBC to mark Holocaust Memorial Day with three new documentaries BBC 9 January 2023 Retrieved 5 February 2023 Storyville Three Minutes A Lengthening Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Three Minutes A Lengthening amp oldid 1204290219, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
