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      Orchestra of Exiles

      Released Nov 2, 2012 1h 25m Documentary List
      80% 10 Reviews Tomatometer 71% 250+ Ratings Audience Score Celebrated Polish violinist Bronislaw Huberman saves musicians from the Nazis, then goes on to create what would become the Israeli Philharmonic. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member I did not know about Huberman, his music and quest to form the Palestine Symphonic Orchestra during the 1930s. Definitely worth watching. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Excellent documentary! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member "Orchestra of Exiles" tells a remarkable, miraculous and thrilling story of the birth of the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra and its visionary, talented founder, Bronislaw Huberman. Director Josh Aronson skillfully blends archival footage with staged scenes with actors and added commentary by Itzhak Perlman, Zubin Mehta, Pinchas Zuckerman, Joshua Bell and original symphony members and family members. Tension is built as Huberman assembles top flight Jewish musicians from Nazi occupied Europe and gives them their ticket to freedom. This is as unforgettable a documentary as "Watermarks" and "One Survivor Remembers." Bravo! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Quite an interesting part of the world war 2 history. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Great music and inspiring story. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Nancy DeWolf Smith Wall Street Journal It is a moving tale -- especially because so many of the people interviewed are descendants of the violinists, French horn players, pianists and others who escaped Nazi Germany and other countries of prewar Europe. Apr 15, 2013 Full Review Mark Feeney Boston Globe Writer-director Josh Aronson's flaccid "Orchestra of Exiles" squanders the material's promise. Rated: 1.5/4 Nov 22, 2012 Full Review Peter Rainer Christian Science Monitor It's a great, too-little-known piece of history. Rated: B+ Nov 2, 2012 Full Review David Noh Film Journal International Undoubtedly stirring documentary, marred by that seemingly inescapable, audience-non-trusting bane: the re-enactment. Nov 5, 2012 Full Review Ron Wilkinson Monsters and Critics The story of one of the greatest orchestras in the world, born out of one of the worst tragedies of the 20th century, the holocaust. Rated: 8/10 Nov 5, 2012 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis Celebrated Polish violinist Bronislaw Huberman saves musicians from the Nazis, then goes on to create what would become the Israeli Philharmonic.
      Director
      Josh Aronson
      Producer
      Michael Marks, Carole Marks, Victor Elmaleh, Sono Elmaleh, Anne Mai, Vincent Mai, Dorit Straus
      Screenwriter
      Josh Aronson
      Distributor
      First Run
      Production Co
      Aronson Film Associates
      Genre
      Documentary
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Nov 2, 2012, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 11, 2017
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $34.2K
      Runtime
      1h 25m
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