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The Missing Piece” tells the story of Joe Medeiros’ 34-year quest to find the facts about Vincenzo Peruggia’s involvement in the theft of the Mona Lisa. His search takes him to the thief’s 84-year-old daughter, Celestina Peruggia, whom he hopes will tell him the secret of her father’s reason for the crime. What he encounters instead is a daughter who knows little about her father’s life. But Medeiros gets a mandate from her to find the truth about Vincenzo Peruggia and his unthinkable theft of the Mona Lisa.
In 1976, Joe Medeiros, a ruthless contender in Trivial Pursuit, was shocked to uncover a piece of history he knew absolutely nothing about: the 1911 theft of the Mona Lisa. Acting alone, an Italian immigrant housepainter named Vincenzo Peruggia swiftly removed the painting from The Louvre and held her in his one room apartment in Paris for over two years. Peruggia was never apprehended until he returned the Mona Lisa to Florence through an Italian art dealer, claiming he stole her to return her to her rightful owners – the Italian people.
Oded Lotan, an Israeli-born film-maker living in Germany dares to cope in this documentary film with one of the ‘holy cows’ concepts of the Jewish tradition – the circumcision. Interestingly, I did not notice or hear about this film having been screened in Israel until it was broadcast by the European culture TV channel ARTE, although most of it is filmed here.
Lotan starts by sharing his personal experience, which is very much about living abroad and being different, this being the starting point on a journey to seek the historic origins of the custom, as well as his own family history. His investigations go into two directions – one is a historical and demographic research which leads him to being aware that the custom is rather widely practiced in different parts of the globe because of religious or medical reasons. More interesting are however the investigations he makes in Israel, questioning family, rabbis and mohels (the specialists who perform circumcision), people who oppose the tradition and chose not to follow it for their sons in a society where the ‘brith’ is norm, and people who approach it in an almost mystical manner.
There is no earth-shaking revelation for somebody who knows well the Israeli society and Jewish customs, yet the film is well made and the debate interesting and pleasant to watch because of the low-tone and humor of the commenter-hero-film-maker. The author is also openly gay, and his questioning of the circumcision adds taboo-breaking to taboo-breaking – without tolerance and a smooth approach the debate could have easily slid into controversy. The organization of the film in several short episodes ended by stop-frames transformed into graphics adds consistency and breaks the potential tension of the debate that could become too tense if taken too seriously. The interesting twist at the end of the film has the author aligning with the tradition, after questioning it all over the film. A final irony, taken in the same good spirit this whole documentary is being made. Watch The Missing Piece Movie Online
This photographic series features images from around the heart of Australia,” explains The Glue Society. “But something vital is missing. We all know what it is. The question is will we ever be smart enough to complete the picture?”
All the images in The Missing Piece were shot in camera, meaning that the team had to transport a large timber puzzle piece on metal legs to the various remote locations where the photographs were shot. To View The Full HD : Free movies to watch online
The Missing Piece” tells the story of Joe Medeiros’ 34-year quest to find the facts about Vincenzo Peruggia’s involvement in the theft of the Mona Lisa. His search takes him to the thief’s 84-year-old daughter, Celestina Peruggia, whom he hopes will tell him the secret of her father’s reason for the crime. What he encounters instead is a daughter who knows little about her father’s life. But Medeiros gets a mandate from her to find the truth about Vincenzo Peruggia and his unthinkable theft of the Mona Lisa.
In 1976, Joe Medeiros, a ruthless contender in Trivial Pursuit, was shocked to uncover a piece of history he knew absolutely nothing about: the 1911 theft of the Mona Lisa. Acting alone, an Italian immigrant housepainter named Vincenzo Peruggia swiftly removed the painting from The Louvre and held her in his one room apartment in Paris for over two years. Peruggia was never apprehended until he returned the Mona Lisa to Florence through an Italian art dealer, claiming he stole her to return her to her rightful owners – the Italian people.
Oded Lotan, an Israeli-born film-maker living in Germany dares to cope in this documentary film with one of the ‘holy cows’ concepts of the Jewish tradition – the circumcision. Interestingly, I did not notice or hear about this film having been screened in Israel until it was broadcast by the European culture TV channel ARTE, although most of it is filmed here.
Lotan starts by sharing his personal experience, which is very much about living abroad and being different, this being the starting point on a journey to seek the historic origins of the custom, as well as his own family history. His investigations go into two directions – one is a historical and demographic research which leads him to being aware that the custom is rather widely practiced in different parts of the globe because of religious or medical reasons. More interesting are however the investigations he makes in Israel, questioning family, rabbis and mohels (the specialists who perform circumcision), people who oppose the tradition and chose not to follow it for their sons in a society where the ‘brith’ is norm, and people who approach it in an almost mystical manner.
This photographic series features images from around the heart of Australia,” explains The Glue Society. “But something vital is missing. We all know what it is. The question is will we ever be smart enough to complete the picture?”
All the images in The Missing Piece were shot in camera, meaning that the team had to transport a large timber puzzle piece on metal legs to the various remote locations where the photographs were shot. To View The Full HD : Free movies to watch online
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