By 1939, 30,000 intellectuals and radicals were exiled from Europe, 80% were Jewish.By 1939, 30,000 intellectuals and radicals were exiled from Europe, 80% were Jewish. These dramatic events sent many of the greatest minds of the 20th century into exile in the United States. The manna of creative intensity that hovered over Berlin in the 20’s, - in music, art, theater and film –that glow of aesthetic productivity was extinguished. In some ways, Los Angeles in the 30’s and early 40’s may be seen as its afterglow…when scores of émigrés, fleeing the upsurge of European fascism, briefly transformed Southern California into one of the capitals of world culture, and profoundly altered the horizons of American music, literature, and the arts.  Shadows in Paradise
Release Year: 2008 Duration: 54 min Availability: Worldwide Related: History, International, Life & Culture, Politics By 1939, 30,000 intellectuals and radicals were exiled from Europe, 80% were Jewish. These dramatic events sent many of the greatest minds of the 20th century into exile in the United States. The manna of creative intensity that hovered over Berlin in the 20’s, - in music, art, theater and film –that glow of aesthetic productivity was extinguished. In some ways, Los Angeles in the 30’s and early 40’s may be seen as its afterglow…when scores of émigrés, fleeing the upsurge of European fascism, briefly transformed Southern California into one of the capitals of world culture, and profoundly altered the horizons of American music, literature, and the arts. Produced and Directed by Peter Rosen Co-Produced and Written by Sara Lukinson
Music Performed by Ensemble Recherche Flöte: Martin Fahlenbock Oboe: Jaime González Klarinette: Shizuyo Oka Klavier: Jean-Pierre Collot Violine: Melise Mellinger Viola: Barbara Maurer Violoncello: Åsa Åkerberg Narrator-Host James Conlon Editors Peter Rosen Hilan Warshaw Cologne Crew Production Manager Thorsten Fricke
Audio Director Nils Heider Camera Joachim Seck Bernhardine Schippers Cologne Philharmonic Hall Andreas Hartker Wolf Geuer Jorge Lindner Los Angeles Crew Associate Producer Katharina Schulenberg
Camera Joel Shapiro Jimmy A. Grama On-line Editor Jon Fordham Framerunner Audio Mix Kevin Wilson Research Lisa Tannenbaum Hilan Warshaw Report a Technical Issue If you're having any difficulties viewing the film or have any playback-related technical questions, contact us using our general feedback page.
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