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‘The Painted Bird,’ gruesome adaptation of Holocaust novel that had viewers walking out of festivals, is now on demand
As in the book, the unnamed boy’s parents leave him ... it comes off almost ghoulish. In the end, “The Painted Bird” isn’t really a Holocaust film. The war, the camps and the soldiers ...
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The Painted Bird: Stellan Skarsgård on the film's 'brutal violence'
The Painted Bird is based on the 1965 novel of the same ... the black-and-white treatment was necessary given the material in the book. "I'm one of those filmmakers who - even despite today's ...