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Release Year1996
Runtime1h 35m
LanguageFrench
CertificationNR
GenresDocumentary
Votes1
DirectorCharles Najman
WritersCharles Najman
TypeFeature Film
Rating8.0 out of 10
Cast4 credited
Also Known AsLa mémoire est-elle soluble dans l'eau?
About La mémoire est-elle soluble dans l'eau?
At the end of the Second World War, following negotiations with the State of Israel and with Jewish organizations around the world, the German government decided to compensate the Jewish survivors of the concentration camps by offering them a spa treatment every two years. The shooting of this documentary film, which takes place mainly in the town of Evian-les-Bains, features the collective confrontation and respective testimonies of former Jewish deportees, including Solange Najman, the director's own mother.
Directed by Charles Najman, La mémoire est-elle soluble dans l'eau? leans on a strong ensemble — Solange Najman, Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc, Henia Goldzajder — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 1996.
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