A Response to 'History is Never Finished: Trauma, Revolution and Reconciliation in Peter Hegedus' Lili'
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Hegedus, Peter
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2021
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A moving documentary spanning three continents and five generations, 'Lili' chronicles the dispersal and attempted reunification of a family displaced following the 1956 uprising in Hungary. This intimacy in scope, however, papers over interstices in culture and history, failing to account for the broader sociopolitical fabric of which familial experiences form part, writes Jessica Friedmann.A moving documentary spanning three continents and five generations, 'Lili' chronicles the dispersal and attempted reunification of a family displaced following the 1956 uprising in Hungary. This intimacy in scope, however, papers over interstices in culture and history, failing to account for the broader sociopolitical fabric of which familial experiences form part, writes Jessica Friedmann.
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208
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Screen and digital media
Cultural studies
Historical studies