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Four Seasons Lodge

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Every summer, some Holocaust survivors, mostly Polish Jews, gather at the Four Seasons Lodge in the Catskill Mountains. After moving to America after the war, the survivors sought each other out to create a large family to help fill the void left by those they lost. Though many of them are well into their 90s, at the Four Seasons they play poker, cook, dance and tell jokes, creating for one another a loving experience that is the antithesis of the nightmare they survived.
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Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times Perhaps the most remarkable thing this unexpectedly warm and affirmative film shows us about the survivors is that, far from blocking out their past, they've managed to enjoy these unexpected years despite continually living with their personal horrors. Rated: 4/5 Dec 15, 2009 Full Review Mark Feeney Boston Globe The best thing about Four Seasons Lodge is its subject. Rated: 2.5/4 Dec 15, 2009 Full Review Lou Lumenick New York Post [Director Andrew Jacob's] pitch-perfect film provides an affectionate look at a brave, disappearing subculture. Rated: 3/4 Nov 13, 2009 Full Review Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) A film without cinematographic ambition. [Full review in Spanish] Jul 15, 2022 Full Review Michael Atkinson Boston Phoenix A poignant portrait of a Jewish summer community in the Catskills (one of a few where once there'd been hundreds) peopled almost entirely by elderly concentration-camp survivors. Rated: 3/4 Dec 15, 2009 Full Review Louis Proyect rec.arts.movies.reviews Supremely moving tale about holocaust survivors as well as the decline of the Borscht Belt. Nov 16, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

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Kevin P A sweet and sincere documentary about the annual reunion of a closely knitted group of friends. Most of them are Polish American Holocaust survivors, but they're all filled with so much optimism and community in their elder years. The whole film has a kind and cozy vibe to it. It feels like you're invited to a big family party and everyone's just hanging out and catching up long after dinner's been served. Nothing too ambitious, but it's a kindhearted slice of life that will put you in a good mood. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/17/25 Full Review marie l The Four Seasons Lodge broke my heart. I wanted to hug everyone of its inhabitants and absorb their pain if i could. They appreciated their summers at the lodge and the comfort they got from each other because of their shared tragic past. They triumphed over their past and tried to enjoy "a little bit their life"! G-D bless their souls. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Oh, a marvelous little film about a group of elderly people who join together each summer at the Four Seasons Lodge in the Catskills to live in a "colony"with fellow holocaust survivors. Their bond is one of both the shared experiences of their lives as well as the the joyousness of coming together each summer to celebrate life. A moving film about surviving, love and celebration of life. With a bissel Yiddish thrown in. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review greg r Absolutely incredible. The stories of these amazing people, told in the mountains they loved to summer in. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Absolutely heart warming movie and tear eyed movie......depicts episodes of these Holocaust survivors lives and why they came together!! Brilliant!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member A dry but real look at a colony of holocaust survivors in New York, living their everyday lives in their reflective years of retirement. The stories of pain and suffering are kept at a minimum, while the film focuses more on their present day lives and communal arrangement. Although I have a great respect for the film and the subjects, its just not that interesting of a film. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Andrew Jacobs

Director

Kim Connell

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Andrew Jacobs

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Kelly Sheehan

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Matthew Lavine

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Synopsis Every summer, some Holocaust survivors, mostly Polish Jews, gather at the Four Seasons Lodge in the Catskill Mountains. After moving to America after the war, the survivors sought each other out to create a large family to help fill the void left by those they lost. Though many of them are well into their 90s, at the Four Seasons they play poker, cook, dance and tell jokes, creating for one another a loving experience that is the antithesis of the nightmare they survived.
Director
Andrew Jacobs
Producer
Matthew Lavine
Screenwriter
Kim Connell, Andrew Jacobs
Distributor
First Run
Production Co
Rainlake Productions, Four Seasons Project
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 11, 2009, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 1, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$57.4K
Runtime
1h 39m
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