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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 12/15/2009
4/5
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. Go to Full Review Mark Feeney Boston Globe 12/15/2009
2.5/4
The best thing about Four Seasons Lodge is its subject. Go to Full Review Lou Lumenick New York Post 11/13/2009
3/4
[Director Andrew Jacob's] pitch-perfect film provides an affectionate look at a brave, disappearing subculture. Go to Full Review Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) 07/15/2022
A film without cinematographic ambition. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Michael Atkinson Boston Phoenix 12/15/2009
3/4
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. Go to Full Review Louis Proyect rec.arts.movies.reviews 11/16/2009
Supremely moving tale about holocaust survivors as well as the decline of the Borscht Belt. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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marie l @RT30190819 Nov 27 I found this documentary riveting, heartbreaking, and fascinating. Who ,but these souls knew what they experienced? What losses and horrors they witnessed and lived through?. The exhaustion.Yet, they tried to flourish and thrive. Not just survive! I found it poignant and a tad hopeful, but while making a " freilach" it just made me so sad because of what horrors innocent people lived through… only because they were Jewish! See more Kevin P @RT55971421 01/17/2025 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. See more marie l @RT05196166 01/07/2023 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. See more Maddy A @Maddy1234 11/19/2021 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. See more greg r @itsgregsworld 09/30/2021 Absolutely incredible. The stories of these amazing people, told in the mountains they loved to summer in. See more 01/02/2014 Absolutely heart warming movie and tear eyed movie......depicts episodes of these Holocaust survivors lives and why they came together!! Brilliant!! See more Read all reviews
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Andrew Jacobs

Director

Kim Connell

Writer

Andrew Jacobs

Writer

Kelly Sheehan

Executive Producer

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