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...Naomi (Sarah L. Thomas ’04) insists that she doesn’t belong with the others because her mother was a Christian, while Rachel asks whether any of the prisoners even believes in God and whether being Jewish is anything more than an imposed construct. The characters??€™ embittered dialogue immediately implicates the audience...
...fact, what moves the audience in Pascal’s play and in Sacks’ production are the stories interspersed and interrupted by gunshots and glaring lights—brief glimpses into the characters??€™ lives, the narratives they scrape together to forget or to testify to their suffering and the memories they cling to in order to preserve their sense of self and humanity. The sensation of brushing against a woman’s leg in a train ride and the spectacle of a tight-rope walker comprise two of the nights’ most subtly compelling...
...simple suitcases that dominate the set typify the effective, understated force of the play. The suitcases serve as impromptu set pieces in the characters??€™ performance and are still banged against walls and thrown against the ground when the threat of the Nazi’s impending approach terrorizes them. But their presence reminds the audience of the more universal condition of these Jews—their forced transcience and the memories, culture and traditions that remain the lasting possessions they will carry over into their impending ordeal...
...during the movie’s second half. If Mangold had played it straight, without attempting to grapple with grand themes and a controversial finish, Identity might have been a much more successful film. As it stands, the movie faces an identity crisis as severe as any of its characters?...
...during the movie’s second half. If Mangold had played it straight, without attempting to grapple with grand themes and a controversial finish, Identity might have been a much more successful film. As it stands, the movie faces an identity crisis as severe as any of its characters?...