Watermarks is a 2004 award-winning theatrical feature documentary co-written and directed by Yaron Zilberman as his directorial debut. The film reunites the champion women swimmers of the legendary Jewish sports club, Hakoah Vienna, who were forced to disband during the rise of fascism in 1930s Austria.[2]
Watermarks tells the story of the champion women swimmers of Hakoah Vienna.[3] Hakoah was founded in 1909 in response to the notorious Aryan Paragraph, which forbade Austrian sports clubs from accepting Jewish athletes. Its founders were eager to popularize sport among a community renowned for such great minds as Freud, Mahler and Zweig, but traditionally alien to physical recreation. Hakoah rapidly grew into one of Europe's biggest athletic clubs, achieving astonishing success in many diverse sports. In the 1930s Hakoah's best-known triumphs came from its women swimmers, who dominated national competitions in Austria. After the Anschluss, the political unification of Nazi Germany and Austria in 1938, the Nazis shut down the club. The club's functionaries organized for the swimmers to flee Austria to disparate locations in Palestine, Europe, Asia and the United States. Sixty-five years later, director Yaron Zilberman meets the members of the women's swim team in their homes around the world, and arranges for them to have a reunion in their old swimming pool in Vienna. Told by the swimmers, now in their eighties, Watermarks traces back the story of a group of young girls with a passion to be the best.
Triviaedit
Hakoah means "The Strength" in Hebrew.
One of the women featured in the film, Judith Haspel, was a record-setting swimmer who was selected to represent Austria in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. She refused to go and was stripped of her records and banned from competition. Her records were reinstated in 1995.
The song that accompany the swimming scene at Amalienbad, Dein ist mein ganzes Herz ("Yours is My Heart Alone"), is from the operetta Das Land des Lächelns composed by Franz Lehár to the lyrics of the first president of Hakoah Vienna, Fritz Löhner-Beda. Löhner-Beda was sent to Auschwitz after the Anschluss where he was shot to death by a Nazi officer for not running quickly enough. Löhner-Beda also wrote the lyrics to the song Buchenwald March to the music of a fellow prisoner and a Viennese cabaret giant, Hermann Leopoldi while they were prisoners at Buchenwald. In the cabaret scene in the film, actor and singer Boris Eder, performs the song as a part of an evening dedicated to the songs of Leopoldi.
When Zilberman started to research the project he was planning to make a film about Hakoah Vienna's soccer team. Only after he met with the women swimmers as part of his research, he realized that their personalities and the story of the women swim team should be the subject of the film.
Releaseedit
Watermarks premiered to critical acclaim in 2005 with Stephen Holden of the New York Times saying "Watermarks becomes more than a pointed footnote to the holocaust. It emerges as a surprisingly encouraging reflection on the distance between youth and advanced age."[4] The film went on to receive a 96% critic rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[5] The film was theatrically distributed throughout the U.S. (Kino International), Canada (Mongrel Media) and Europe (Sophie Dulac Distribution), Israel (Cinephil) and Australia (Champions). It was co-produced with ARTE in association with HBO.
Awardsedit
Audience Award for Best Documentary, Palm Springs International Film Festival, 2005
Reader Jury of the "Standard" Honorable Mention, Vienna International Film Festival, 2004
Audience Award for Best Documentary, Boston Jewish Film Festival, 2004
Audience Award for Best Documentary, Washington Jewish Film Festival, 2004
Audience Award for Best Documentary, San Diego Jewish Film Festival, 2005
Second Prize, Hot Docs International Film Festival, 2005
Grand Prix du Public, Paris International Cinema Film Festival, 2005
Grand Prix, Kiev International Documentary Film Festival, 2005
Portrait de Femme, Provence, France, 2007
Best Israeli Film, Berlin Jewish Film Festival, 2005
Honorary Medal, French Parliament, 2007
Best Cinematography, Jerusalem Film Festival, 2004
Best Documentary Nominee, Israeli Academy Awards, 2005
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Not to be confused with Watermark 2013 film This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Watermarks film news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Watermarks is a 2004 award winning theatrical feature documentary co written and directed by Yaron Zilberman as his directorial debut The film reunites the champion women swimmers of the legendary Jewish sports club Hakoah Vienna who were forced to disband during the rise of fascism in 1930s Austria 2 WatermarksDirected byYaron ZilbermanWritten byRonen DorfanYaron ZilbermanYonatan IsraelProduced byYonatan IsraelYaron ZilbermanCinematographyTom HurwitzEdited byRuben KorenfeldYuval SharDistributed byCinephilKino InternationalRelease date10 December 2004 2004 12 10 Running time80 minutesLanguagesEnglishGermanHebrewBox office 246 094 1 Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Trivia 3 Release 4 Awards 5 References 6 External linksSynopsis editWatermarks tells the story of the champion women swimmers of Hakoah Vienna 3 Hakoah was founded in 1909 in response to the notorious Aryan Paragraph which forbade Austrian sports clubs from accepting Jewish athletes Its founders were eager to popularize sport among a community renowned for such great minds as Freud Mahler and Zweig but traditionally alien to physical recreation Hakoah rapidly grew into one of Europe s biggest athletic clubs achieving astonishing success in many diverse sports In the 1930s Hakoah s best known triumphs came from its women swimmers who dominated national competitions in Austria After the Anschluss the political unification of Nazi Germany and Austria in 1938 the Nazis shut down the club The club s functionaries organized for the swimmers to flee Austria to disparate locations in Palestine Europe Asia and the United States Sixty five years later director Yaron Zilberman meets the members of the women s swim team in their homes around the world and arranges for them to have a reunion in their old swimming pool in Vienna Told by the swimmers now in their eighties Watermarks traces back the story of a group of young girls with a passion to be the best Trivia editHakoah means The Strength in Hebrew One of the women featured in the film Judith Haspel was a record setting swimmer who was selected to represent Austria in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin She refused to go and was stripped of her records and banned from competition Her records were reinstated in 1995 The song that accompany the swimming scene at Amalienbad Dein ist mein ganzes Herz Yours is My Heart Alone is from the operetta Das Land des Lachelns composed by Franz Lehar to the lyrics of the first president of Hakoah Vienna Fritz Lohner Beda Lohner Beda was sent to Auschwitz after the Anschluss where he was shot to death by a Nazi officer for not running quickly enough Lohner Beda also wrote the lyrics to the song Buchenwald March to the music of a fellow prisoner and a Viennese cabaret giant Hermann Leopoldi while they were prisoners at Buchenwald In the cabaret scene in the film actor and singer Boris Eder performs the song as a part of an evening dedicated to the songs of Leopoldi When Zilberman started to research the project he was planning to make a film about Hakoah Vienna s soccer team Only after he met with the women swimmers as part of his research he realized that their personalities and the story of the women swim team should be the subject of the film Release editWatermarks premiered to critical acclaim in 2005 with Stephen Holden of the New York Times saying Watermarks becomes more than a pointed footnote to the holocaust It emerges as a surprisingly encouraging reflection on the distance between youth and advanced age 4 The film went on to receive a 96 critic rating on Rotten Tomatoes 5 The film was theatrically distributed throughout the U S Kino International Canada Mongrel Media and Europe Sophie Dulac Distribution Israel Cinephil and Australia Champions It was co produced with ARTE in association with HBO Awards editAudience Award for Best Documentary Palm Springs International Film Festival 2005 Reader Jury of the Standard Honorable Mention Vienna International Film Festival 2004 Audience Award for Best Documentary Boston Jewish Film Festival 2004 Audience Award for Best Documentary Washington Jewish Film Festival 2004 Audience Award for Best Documentary San Diego Jewish Film Festival 2005 Second Prize Hot Docs International Film Festival 2005 Grand Prix du Public Paris International Cinema Film Festival 2005 Grand Prix Kiev International Documentary Film Festival 2005 Portrait de Femme Provence France 2007 Best Israeli Film Berlin Jewish Film Festival 2005 Honorary Medal French Parliament 2007 Best Cinematography Jerusalem Film Festival 2004 Best Documentary Nominee Israeli Academy Awards 2005References edit Watermarks Watermarks retrieved 2016 09 23 Watermarks Movie Review Jewish Film Guide www jewishfilmguide com Retrieved 2016 09 23 Holden Stephen 2005 01 21 Swimmers Who Fled Nazi Vienna Look Back The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2016 09 23 Watermarks retrieved 2016 09 23External links editWatermarks at IMDb Watermarks at Box Office Mojo Watermarks at Rotten Tomatoes Watermarks at Metacritic nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Watermarks film amp oldid 1180135210, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
