American Girl, An - the Problems of Prejudice (Part II) (1958)
1958 · Ephemeral film · 8 min
Synopsis
An adolescent girl in a small town tests her democratic heritage when she pretends to be Jewish and encounters prejudice. She explores the problem of antiSemitism by reading her diary at a PTA meeting.
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Details
- Running time
- 8 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
- Internet Archive item
- american_girl_2
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · Jewish Ideals as Fashion Statement · Spuzz · 2003-10-13
When I first started watching this film and came across it's bombastic beginning dedicating this film t teens with bombastic decency (note the underlining) I thought for sure it was going to be this social guidance melodrama. What I DIDN'T know was that it was going to be of all things, anti-semitism! A teenage girl gets a bracelet for her birthday by her otherwise bothersome (but great) younger sister. She goes back to the jeweler with her friends when she finds out there is a second part to it. That second part is a star of David pendant! Her friends, and soon, pretty much the whole town…
★★★★★ · very punk for it's time · Radwall · 2016-07-15
Good acting from the girls and everyone has a good voice. Good cinematography and yeah. I really like this film. I used some samples of it on a song long ago and it gave it a really defined emotion. It is quite punk for it's time, showing how anyone can play with the system and break boundaries by doing a simple thing. Good showcase of how prejudice warps the minds of the world. Definitely check it out.