Online Film: Jacob the Liar (1974) with panel discussion (2 February 2022) University of Manchester Holocaust Memorial Day event, in collaboration with Manchester Reform Synagogue Free online streaming of Frank Beyer’s Jacob the Liar (GDR 1974), followed by discussion panel Wednesday 2 February 2022 18.30 – 21.00 GMT, online, register here Dir. Frank Beyer | GDR 1974 | 97 mins Screening and live discussion. German with English subtitles. Frank Beyer’s 1974 East German-Czechoslovak coproduction Jakob the Liar was unique in Eastern Bloc film and the original to Peter Kassovitz’s Hollywood remake of 1999 with Robin Williams. In addition to receiving...