Past Perfect (2002)
“Past Perfect” is a spirited meditation on the elusiveness and inaccessibility of (Jewish) history as conveyed through sightseeing tours of “Jewish” Poland, a grandmother’s recollection of life in America during War II, and memoir-like “last moments” of a great aunt believed to have died in Treblinka. Shot almost entirely in contemporary Poland, “Past Perfect” lyrically portrays the relentless yet ultimately futile attempt to resuscitate a history literally gone up in smoke.
- Date of release
- 2002-04-09
- Runtime
- 38m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Cynthia Madansky
Recommended
- 28 Up 1985 · ★ 7.5
- McQueen 2018 · ★ 7.4
- Sherman's March 1986 · ★ 6.3
- 35 Up 1991 · ★ 7.6
- Report 1967 · ★ 6.1
- The Class of ‘92 2013 · ★ 7.1
- 21 Up 1977 · ★ 7.4
- Directed by John Ford 1971 · ★ 7.0
- Fuck 2006 · ★ 6.4
- As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty 2000 · ★ 7.8
- Come See Me in the Good Light 2025 · ★ 7.1
- Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20 2022 · ★ 7.2