At first glance, “Papillon” (Butterfly), the 15-minute Oscar-nominated animated short by veteran French filmmaker Florence Miailhe, may appear like a meditative journey through water and memory. An ...
The film is based on the extraordinary real life of Alfred Nakache, a Jewish athlete whose story of resilience under Nazi persecution has previously been told in two French documentaries. At first ...
A painterly animated film revives the memory of French Olympic hero Alfred Nakache, a Jewish survivor of Auschwitz. At first glance, “Papillon” (Butterfly), the 15-minute Oscar-nominated animated ...