The Devil's Arithmetic

The Devil's Arithmetic
by Donna Deitch

The Devil's Arithmetic
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Actor: Brittany Murphy, Kirsten Dunst, Louise Fletcher, Mimi Rogers, Paul Freeman
Director: Donna Deitch
Brand: Paramount
Producer: Chris Ciaffa
Producer: Dustin Hoffman
Producer: Fred Weintraub
Producer: Jay Cohen
Producer: Kerry Zook
Writer: Jane Yolen
Writer: Robert J. Avrech
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 95 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-09-21
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Showtime Ent.

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Movie Review: Every teenager should have to see this...
Summary: 5 Stars

I saw this movie on Showtime many years ago and didnt recall the title...so i finally took the time to search for it by content - a teenager relives the Holocaust...very touching movie that explains tradition...every teenager (and some adults) should have to watch this.

Summary of The Devil's Arithmetic

Based on the popular novel by Jane Yolen, a typical American teenager gets transported back in time and experiences firsthand the horrors of the Holocaust and discovers the meaning of her family's heritage.
Executive producers Dustin Hoffman and Mimi Rogers present the truth of the Holocaust so a new generation can understand why it must never be forgotten. Kirsten Dunst plays Hannah, a modern teen more concerned with trends than history. During the traditional Passover dinner, she zones out as her relatives harp about concentration camps. But then Hannah passes through a portal to the past, where she becomes her own ancestor in Poland during the Nazi persecution of the Jews.

Director Donna Deitch provides an infinite library of Holocaust detail, re-creating the period with minute dedication. Haunting images, every costume, every hair, every light and shadow conspire to maintain a sense of desolate desperation. Suspense pervades as escapes fail and mothers with newborns are taken away. Only the magical context of the story, taken from the original children's novel by Jane Yolen, allows for a life-affirming ending. The performances may not be multifaceted but, considering the single-mindedness of the tale, the deep commitment of the actors makes every moment real and meaningful. Dunst seems able to carry a movie herself, and Brittany Murphy is mesmerizing as Hannah's sweet cousin Rivkah.

The message is powerfully direct, but the film avoids extreme violence in deference to young audiences. The theme is enshrined in the Rivkah's words: "We must stay alive to tell everyone what we've been through." Indeed, when Hannah returns to the present, she is a new woman, with a profound love of her culture and a religious respect for the value of all human life. --Lloyd Chesley

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