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Lewenz retraces the steps of her Jewish grandmother who dared to film life in Berlin during the rise of Nazi Germany. This rare footage blends into an imagined correspondence between generations, exploring an inherited legacy and questioning the role of the historical witness.
Premiere: PBS, April 5, 1999 at 10 PM
"A LETTER WITHOUT WORDS is a love letter without equal... a profoundly moving collaboration between a filmmaker and the grandmother she never knew."
- Philadelphia Inquirer
"a really wonderful Sundance documentary...simply remarkable - Einstein in Berlin in 1929, the bliss of pre-Hitler Jewish life in Germany, the gradual disintegration of a society that forced a family to flee..."
- Newsday
"Honesty is at the core of A LETTER WITHOUT WORDS, which becomes more compelling as it goes along, more powerfully concerned with the enigmas of personality and history."
- New York Times
"One of the best-received films of the [Berlin Film] Festival... With stunning color images of prewar Berlin awash with swastikas, the film also serves as a powerful reminder of how the past is close behind us."
- Village Voice
"Remarkable...opens a window on an entire world...mesmerizing."
- Variety
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Jewish Video Competition Winner, Judah Magnes Museum
[1999]
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Audience Award for Best Documentary, Denver International Film Festival
[1998]
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Special Jury Prize, Festival dei Popoli -- International Film Festival of Social Documentaries
[1998]
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1st Place, Judah Magnus Jewish Video Competition Family Category
[1999]
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Best Documentary, Sao Paulo Jewish Film Festival
[1999]
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"Charm City" Award, Baltimore Chapter, Women in Film and Television
[1999]
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