Three Minutes - A Lengthening

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Chaya 09/01/2022 I appreciated how we were able to see a glimpse of this small town in Poland that only shortly after the 3 minutes of film was taken, was almost completely wiped out. To examine the faces of those who have no one to remember them. I am grateful to Mr. Kurtz for bringing them alive and making such a great effort to find out as much as he possibly can about them because every life is the entire world. See more Bob 08/30/2022 Very interesting narrative. That was well done. Certainly worth hearing. Some of photography was too choppy for my taste. See more Judith K @ziqiongmom 02/22/2025 I agree with prior reviews that this documentary was interesting, but too repetitive. The information presented in the film could have been better covered in a short movie, perhaps 30 minutes long. The documentary's scope should have been expanded for a feature film. Instead, we just keep seeing portions of the original 3+ minute home movie shot in 1938, or still images of the people shown in the footage. See more David F @dfulmer 02/03/2024 This is a fascinating documentary about a 3 minute home movie taken by travelers to Poland in the 1930s who captured a Jewish community just before its destruction in the Holocaust. The man who came across the film in his family's belongings was eventually able to identify the setting of the film and even talk to some of the people captured in the scenes of people on a street that appear in the film. The documentary is a little bit arty, confining itself almost entirely to showing the 3 minutes of film over and over again while the interviews with sources play over it on the soundtrack, but it is a very interesting look at family history, European history, and just how far you can get tracking down information about old home movies. See more dave d @RT34924333 01/17/2023 A fascinating and illuminating film of a lost Polish city that was filmed in 1938. It details just how important moving pictures can be to aid our lost memories. It doesn't feel receptive, it instead feels fresh despite the original film being just over three minutes. The feature is only 69 minutes and the detail that Bianca Stigter and Glenn Kurtz glean from the limited filming is astonishing. This short piece of history found by Kurtz was first turned into a book, 'Three Minutes in Poland". Kurtz has examined every piece of footage and thanks to his diligence, he was able to find survivors. Survivors are able to give context and help give a name of many long forgotten. It's a remarkable film! Final Score: 9/10 See more greg r @itsgregsworld 12/29/2022 This documentary comes in at just over an hour, and is still about 30 minutes too long. See more Read all reviews

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