Rhodes Forever

A film by Diane Perelsztejn

Rhodes Forever is a contemporary portrait that weaves imaginary family ties between the Jews of Rhodes and their descendents. The film tells the remarkable but largely unknown story of these people who, despite the physical destruction of their community during World War II, managed to transplant their unique Jewish culture elsewhere, notably in the Belgian Congo, and Europe.

Year:
1995
Length:
59 Minutes
Version(s) :
FR, EN
Director(s):
Diane Perelsztejn
Writer(s):
Diane Perelsztejn
Producer(s):
Willy Perelsztejn
Camera:
Guido Van Rooy
Sound:
Johan Primusz
Music:
Hespèrion XX, Sylvain Goldberg, Jean-Paul Bouccin
Editing:
Luc Provoost
With:
Michel Israël

A production by Les Films de la Mémoire, Filmiryhmä Oy, BRTN, RTBF, YLE

With the support of : EURIMAGES Fund of the Council of Europe, French Community of Belgium, MAP TV & DOCUMENTARY – Initiatives of the MEDIA Programme of the European Union Commission

Additional Information

Career

Festivals and Awards
Bilan du Film Ethnographique, Musée de l’Homme - ParisFrancePrix Planète Cable
2ème Festival Objectif DOC, Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles - ParisFrance 
Festival du Cinéma Juif - BruxellesBelgium 
Festival International du Film - BruxellesBelgium 
Festival of Jewish Cinema - Melbourne, Perth, SidneyAustralia 
Filmer à tout prix - BruxellesBelgium 
Jewish Film Festival San Francisco & BerkeleyUSA 
Montréal Jewish Film FestivalCanada 
Toronto Jewish Film FestivalCanada 
Vancouver Jewish Film festivalCanada 
Washington Jewish Film FestivalUSA 
XII International Film Festival - TroiaPortugal 
Broadcasts
BRTNBelgium
CANAL DCanada
Fernsehen Aus BerlinGermany
NOGA CHANNEL 8Israel
ONCE TVMexico
PLANETE CABLEFrance
RIKISUTVARPIDIceland
RTBFBelgium
VRTBelgium
YLE TV1Finland
Screenings
A living Memorial to The Holocaust - Museum of Jewish Heritage USA
Watch Rhodes Forever on Vimeo

The Film

Film Reviews

Press Comments

Point Culture.be

Un reportage émouvant, fait d'images d'archives et de témoignages de descendants ou de survivants juifs de l'île.

ANONYMOUS
2005

Journal Regards

Includes wonderful archival footage of the bustling Jewish quarter, a traditional Rhodes wedding and intimate interviews with the survivors of Rhodes who still speak and sing in Ladino.

Anonyme
1995

Australian Jewish News

[...] an invaluable testimony to a once-proud community which was decimated by the Nazi scourge.

Vic Alhadeff
1995
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