Sky Arte Commemorates Holocaust Remembrance Day with Documentaries
On January 27, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Sky Arte airs a themed evening including premieres. The documentary 'Nazisti – Ladri di musica' recounts how Nazis stole harpsichordist Wanda Landowska's piano from her Paris home in 1940, on which Chopin composed his Preludes. It explores stolen musical treasures between 1940-1944. Another premiere, 'Hometown – la strada dei ricordi' by Mateusz Kudla and Anna Kokoszka-Romer, follows Roman Polanski and Ryszard Horowitz's return to Krakow; Horowitz was saved by Oskar Schindler, Polanski fled the ghetto. Three episodes of 'I nazisti e l'arte rubata' cover Nazi art theft and restitutions: 'Hitler e Goering: La grande razzia', 'Artisti e mercanti del Terzo Reich', 'Monuments men: una storia aperta'. The film 'Hitler’s Hollywood' examines Third Reich cinema, its star system and techniques.
Key facts
- Sky Arte commemorates Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27.
- Documentary 'Nazisti – Ladri di musica' premieres about stolen musical treasures.
- Wanda Landowska's piano, used by Chopin, was stolen by Nazis in 1940.
- 'Hometown – la strada dei ricordi' follows Roman Polanski and Ryszard Horowitz.
- Horowitz was saved by Oskar Schindler; Polanski escaped the Krakow ghetto.
- Three episodes of 'I nazisti e l'arte rubata' air on Nazi art theft.
- Episodes cover Hitler and Goering, artists and merchants, Monuments Men.
- Film 'Hitler’s Hollywood' explores Third Reich cinema industry.
Entities
Artists
- Wanda Landowska
- Fryderyk Chopin
- Roman Polanski
- Ryszard Horowitz
- Oskar Schindler
- Mateusz Kudla
- Anna Kokoszka-Romer
Institutions
- Sky Arte
- Artribune
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Krakow
- Poland