Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “I think this story should be told all the time, especially now,” director Vadim Perelman says of his historical drama Persian ...

A Jewish Frenchman posing as a Persian eludes death by teaching a fictional form of the Persian language to a Nazi commandant in this improbable Holocaust drama. By Beatrice Loayza When you purchase a ...

“Persian Lessons,” nearly a foreign Oscar nominee from Belarus, sets itself apart by putting a human face not only on the victims, but on the perpetrators. (JTA) — For a movie about the Holocaust, the ...

Director Vadim Perelman treads a fine line between history and invention in this Holocaust survival tale, whose power comes from its two lead performances. In “Schindler’s List,” most of the actors ...

In the framing of the folk tale anthology “One Thousand and One Nights,” Scheherazade prolongs her life day by day with the stories she tells her murderous husband. Something similar, and similarly ...

Vadim Perelman's WWII drama is a fable about whether it's ever truly possible to make a deal with the devil and walk away unscathed. When Gilles (Nahuel Pérez Biscayart) is arrested by Nazis and put ...

Vadim Perelman’s “Persian Lessons” has been pulled from the international feature film Oscar race, where the acclaimed WWII drama was representing Belarus. As part of the international feature film ...

Cohen Media Group has taken North American rights to Vadim Perelman’s Persian Lessons following its well-received bow at the Berlin International Film Festival this week. The releaser is planning a ...

International House, Davis, offers a wide range of language classes at 10 College Park. Classes are free to members, and the first class is free to those who are interested in a test run. The newest ...

The Holocaust drama 'Persian Lessons,' from Vadim Perelman ('House of Sand and Fog'), stars Nahuel Perez Biscayart ('BPM') and Lars Eidinger ('Personal Shopper'). By Boyd van Hoeij A Jewish prisoner ...