Orchestra Of Exiles (2012)
Average Rating: 6.3/10
Reviews Counted: 10
Fresh: 8 | Rotten: 2
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Average Rating: 5.9/10
Critic Reviews: 7
Fresh: 6 | Rotten: 1
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From Academy Award (R) nominated director Josh Aronson, Orchestra of Exiles reveals the dramatic story of Bronislaw Huberman, the celebrated Polish violinist who rescued some of the world's greatest musicians from Nazi Germany and then created one of the world's greatest orchestras, the Palestine Philharmonic (which would become the Israeli Philharmonic). (c) First Run
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Thomas Kornmann
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Elin Kolev
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Heck Reinicke
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Gil Baxpehler
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Brett Lorier
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Stefan Hauser
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Harald Magarin
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Wolfgang Ronfeldt
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Tim Elliot
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Yelena Shmulenson
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Paul Bellantoni
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Anthony Viscusi
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Andrew Clateman
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Heike Bachmann
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Peter Cormican
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Howard Ross
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Chris Kordos
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Adam Boncz
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All Critics (10) | Top Critics (7) | Fresh (8) | Rotten (2)
It is a moving tale -- especially because so many of the people interviewed are descendants of the violinists, French horn players, pianists and others who escaped Nazi Germany and other countries of prewar Europe.
Top CriticWriter-director Josh Aronson's flaccid "Orchestra of Exiles" squanders the material's promise.
It's a great, too-little-known piece of history.
"Orchestra of Exiles" aspires to a level of primary research that other historical documentaries could take a page from.
Orchestra of Exiles will interest anyone who's concerned with European Jewry or classical music in the first half of the 20th century. But it provides mostly the facts of Huberman's legacy and little of the flavor.
It's amazing a Hollywood retelling hasn't happened already.
Undoubtedly stirring documentary, marred by that seemingly inescapable, audience-non-trusting bane: the re-enactment.
The story of one of the greatest orchestras in the world, born out of one of the worst tragedies of the 20th century, the holocaust.
Its episodic nature poses a narrative challenge that director Josh Aronson's just barely feature-length documentary can't quite surmount.
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Director Josh Aronson skillfully blends archival footage with staged scenes with actors and added commentary by Itzhak Perlman, Zubin Mehta, Pinchas Zuckerman, Joshua Bell and original symphony members and family members.
Tension is built as Huberman assembles top flight Jewish musicians from Nazi occupied Europe and gives them their ticket to freedom.
This is as unforgettable a documentary as "Watermarks" and "One Survivor Remembers." Bravo!