The Short Life of Anne Frank

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The Short Life of Anne Frank
Original titleHet korte leven van Anne Frank
Directed byGerrit Netten
Written byGerrit Netten
Wouter van der Sluis
Edited byGerrit Netten
Music byVincent van Rooijen

The Short Life of Anne Frank (Dutch : Het Korte Leven van Anne Frank), also occasionally referred to as The Brief Life of Anne Frank, is a 2001 Dutch television documentary film about the life of diarist Anne Frank. It was directed by Gerrit Netten. The film was narrated by several actors, including Jeremy Irons, Joachim Krol, and Bram Bart. Thekla Reuten and Nicky Morris provided voices for Anne Frank. The film includes the only known footage of Anne Frank (taken in 1941), a video of Otto Frank in English (taken in the 1960s), and some pages from the original diary of Anne Frank are also videoed in the film. [1]

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Synopsis

Narrated by Jeremy Irons, Joachim Krol, and Bram Bart, the film covers the life and death of Anne Frank. It features footage of Frank and an interview with her father Otto, who was instrumental in the publication of her diary after he was freed from Auschwitz. [1]

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Release

The Short Life of Anne Frank released in 2001.[ citation needed ] Since its release it has frequently been screened as part of several historical exhibits about Anne Frank. [1] A copy of the film is held in the collections of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. [2]

Reception

After its release the film has received reviews from the Library Journal , [3] School Library Journal , [4] The Video Librarian, [5] and Library Media Connection. [6]

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