Israeli director Hagai Levi's new series "Etty," based on diaries of Holocaust victim Etty Hillesum, uses contemporary setting and aesthetics rather than period styling to show how 1940s Amsterdam residents experienced their lives in the moment. Levi said the project gained urgency after October 7, as he believes aspects of the Holocaust remain relevant today, and he criticized some recent Holocaust projects for being too focused on depicting suffering without connecting to modern circumstances.
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Israeli director Hagai Levi's new series "Etty," based on diaries of Holocaust victim Etty Hillesum, uses contemporary setting and aesthetics rather than period styling to show how 1940s Amsterdam residents experienced their lives in the moment. Levi said the project gained urgency after October 7, as he believes aspects of the Holocaust remain relevant today, and he criticized some recent Holocaust projects for being too focused on depicting suffering without connecting to modern circumstances.