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The Paper Bridge
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THE PAPER BRIDGE

Die papierene Brücke

Directed by Ruth Beckermann
Austria, 1987
Documentary

Synopsis

Ruth Beckermann’s journey through her own family’s history at the same time tells the story of Middle Europe’s Jews. It takes her from Vienna, where her grandmother survived the war by pretending to be dumb and to which her mother returned from Israel, to the landscapes of her father’s childhood.

Synopsis

Ruth Beckermann’s journey through her own family’s history at the same time tells the story of Middle Europe’s Jews. It takes her from Vienna, where her grandmother survived the war by pretending to be dumb and to which her mother returned from Israel, to the landscapes of her father’s childhood.