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Writer and critic Matthew Specktor, author of the new novel The Golden Hour, joins hosts Harry and Daniel to discuss Joseph Losey’s haunting 1976 film Mr. Klein. Set in Nazi-occupied France during the lead-up to the infamous Vel d’Hiv roundup of Jews, the film follows Alain Delon as an art dealer who becomes ensnared in a chilling case of mistaken identity with another man who may be Jewish—and may not even exist.
Together, they first talk about real life cases of mistaken identities of their lives. Then the trio move on to explore the film’s Kafkaesque tone, its eerie resonance with contemporary concerns about identity and complicity, and how Mr. Klein confronts France’s legacy of antisemitism and historical erasure.
With the episode’s release coinciding with Yom Hashoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day, we hope you’ll find added connection to the day and think of those lost.
Purchase Matthew's new book, The Golden Hour
Follow Matthew Specktor on Instagram
Mr Klein Movie Trailer
Mr Klein on IMDb
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By Daniel Zana & Harry Ottensoser5
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Writer and critic Matthew Specktor, author of the new novel The Golden Hour, joins hosts Harry and Daniel to discuss Joseph Losey’s haunting 1976 film Mr. Klein. Set in Nazi-occupied France during the lead-up to the infamous Vel d’Hiv roundup of Jews, the film follows Alain Delon as an art dealer who becomes ensnared in a chilling case of mistaken identity with another man who may be Jewish—and may not even exist.
Together, they first talk about real life cases of mistaken identities of their lives. Then the trio move on to explore the film’s Kafkaesque tone, its eerie resonance with contemporary concerns about identity and complicity, and how Mr. Klein confronts France’s legacy of antisemitism and historical erasure.
With the episode’s release coinciding with Yom Hashoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day, we hope you’ll find added connection to the day and think of those lost.
Purchase Matthew's new book, The Golden Hour
Follow Matthew Specktor on Instagram
Mr Klein Movie Trailer
Mr Klein on IMDb
Connect with Jews on Film online:
Jews on Film Merch - https://jews-on-film.printify.me/products
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jewsonfilm/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/jewsonfilmpod
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@jewsonfilm
TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@jewsonfilmpod
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