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The Wild One

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THE WILD ONE illuminates the journey of an enigmatic artist, Jack Garfein--Holocaust survivor, celebrated Broadway director, Actors Studio West co-founder, and controversial filmmaker. It examines how his experience in the concentration camps shaped his vision of acting as a survival mechanism and propelled his engagement with themes of violence, power, and racism in postwar America in two explosive films "The Strange One" (1957) and "Something Wild" (1961). The film explores the importance of his legacy as an artist who confronted censorship and reveals how art can draw on personal memory to better enlighten our present.

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Brittany Patrice Witherspoon Film Threat Jun 23, 2022
7/10
Blending old film clips and photos with commentary from Jack Garfein’s friends and family, this work celebrates the controversial filmmaker with grace and style. Go to Full Review Stephen Silver Tilt Magazine Jun 21, 2022
4/5
A brilliant tapestry of these two different sides of Garfein, telling both the story of his showbiz career, and his survival of the Holocaust. Go to Full Review Danielle Solzman Solzy at the Movies Jun 14, 2022
3.5/5
This film really shows how the impact of the Shoah and how it would forever influence Garfein's own work. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Tessa Louise-Salomé

Director

Willem Dafoe

Narrator

Jack Garfein

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Peter Bogdanovich

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Irène Jacob

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Bobby Soto

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Synopsis THE WILD ONE illuminates the journey of an enigmatic artist, Jack Garfein--Holocaust survivor, celebrated Broadway director, Actors Studio West co-founder, and controversial filmmaker. It examines how his experience in the concentration camps shaped his vision of acting as a survival mechanism and propelled his engagement with themes of violence, power, and racism in postwar America in two explosive films "The Strange One" (1957) and "Something Wild" (1961). The film explores the importance of his legacy as an artist who confronted censorship and reveals how art can draw on personal memory to better enlighten our present.
Director
Tessa Louise-Salomé
Producer
Lynda Weinman, Octavia Peissel, Solveig Rawas, Tessa Louise-Salomé, Chantal Perrin
Screenwriter
Tessa Louise-Salomé, Sarah Contou-Terquem, Tessa Louise-Salomé, Sarah Contou-Terquem, Elizabeth Schub Kamir
Genre
Documentary, Biography
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 34m
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