Film Footage of Anne Frank

Spider-Man Luvr28 · 10-02-2009, 09:32 PM

The only existing film images of Anne Frank have been loaded on to YouTube by Amsterdam museum the Anne Frank House.

The footage, from 1941, is the only time Anne has been captured on film. The 20-second footage uploaded to the museum's recently launched Anne Frank Channel shows Anne's neighbour on her wedding day. A 13-year-old Anne is seen nine seconds into the video, leaning out of a second-floor window to get a better look at the bride and groom. At the time of the wedding the bride-to-be lived at No 37 Merwedeplein, next door to the Franks at No 39.

The scene was filmed on 22 July 1941, just under a year before the Frank family went into hiding above the family business. The family were discovered in August 1944 and Anne died in a Nazi concentration camp in March 1945.

A shorter, five-second version of the video was given to Otto Frank, Anne's father, by the married couple in the 1950s. After Anne's published diary became widely known in the 1950s the couple recognised her in the film and contacted Otto.

Annemarie Bekker, from the Anne Frank House, said using YouTube was a way to introduce the life of Anne Frank to people who may never have heard of her diaries.

"The footage is very moving and very unique because these are the only moving images of Anne Frank," Bekker said.

"The museum has had the footage for some time, but thought YouTube would be a good platform to show the film and the other films about her life. It's another way to bring the life of Anne Frank to the attention of younger people, and all people worldwide."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009...elease-youtube

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Dr. Watson · 10-02-2009, 10:43 PM

I saw this earlier today. It's so surreal to watch in a way. Anne Frank has become such a symbol in our culture and yet there she is, happy and bouncing around just like a girl her age would be. It brings the whole story down to earth.

BTW, someone pointed out to me that the girl on the bicycle could be Margot, Anne's sister. They look pretty similar.

EDIT: Oops I meant the girl who is standing behind the couple as they come down the stairs. I think she's holding on to a bicycle.

Nell2ThaIzzay · 10-03-2009, 12:43 AM

It's kind of eerie, to be honest with you.

Wolfwood · 10-03-2009, 03:16 AM

It really is. Damn, this just makes me feel depressed all over again.

[A] · 10-03-2009, 03:24 AM

Great find!

bullets · 10-03-2009, 03:33 AM

It's sad but it's an important part of history and she should be remembered.

lyc70 · 10-03-2009, 04:25 AM

tks for sharing your experience here. It's quite well if some illustrations were following here.

Remi Rome · 10-03-2009, 04:40 AM

Anne Frank? That chick who was all like duhhhh, till the miracle worker showed up and knocked some smarts into her?

Lunar_Wolf · 10-03-2009, 05:52 AM

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Originally Posted by The Ace of Knaves

Anne Frank? That chick who was all like duhhhh, till the miracle worker showed up and knocked some smarts into her?

''I guess this guy is like Anne Frank, what with the diary and all''

Nell2ThaIzzay · 10-03-2009, 02:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bullets

It's sad but it's an important part of history and she should be remembered.

I agree.

It's just eerie watching that, knowing how things turned out and all.

Kel · 10-03-2009, 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Ace of Knaves

Anne Frank? That chick who was all like duhhhh, till the miracle worker showed up and knocked some smarts into her?

That would be Helen Keller.....

DarkReflections · 10-03-2009, 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lunar_Wolf

''I guess this guy is like Anne Frank, what with the diary and all''

I love clerks.

Suirou · 10-03-2009, 02:22 PM

Wow, it's just so ... surreal seeing her on film.
Wish we had more films of her but no one at that time would know she would be so famous.

The Battousai · 10-03-2009, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kel

That would be Helen Keller.....

Way to completely miss a Clerks reference

SuperFerret · 10-03-2009, 02:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Battousai

Way to completely miss a Clerks reference

In Kel's defense, Ace has previously been confused as to the origins of the Whistler's Mother painting, and Clerks sucked.

The Battousai · 10-03-2009, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SuperFerret

In Kel's defense, Ace has previously been confused as to the origins of the Whistler's Mother painting, and Clerks sucked.

The original comment was in quotation marks, so it's not the same situation

Also, you have no sense of humor

Majic Walrus · 10-03-2009, 02:58 PM

How we managed to get from a topic of one of history's most notable icons to Clerks I'll not soon know.

Also Clerks was awesome, how could you miss it's sardonic and hip humor? It was an excellent movie, but I hope it feels so good to be right. There's nothing more exhilarating than pointing out the shortcomings of others, is there?

DarkReflections · 10-03-2009, 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SuperFerret

Clerks sucked.

You suck.

Remi Rome · 10-03-2009, 03:46 PM

I have no short comings.

[A] · 10-03-2009, 03:51 PM

Two words written by Frank are better than anything Smith would ever come up with.

Remi Rome · 10-03-2009, 03:54 PM

Oh c'mon. The whole scene where Randall takes the piss out of Lord of the Rings is sheer unadulterated genius.

But yes Anne Frank is an icon and her struggle is a inspiration to everyone [/politically correct]

SuperFerret · 10-03-2009, 03:58 PM

Sorry, I found Clerks to be so utterly boring that I couldn't keep watching it, maybe it gets better towards the end, but it just wasn't funny in the slightest.

Remi Rome · 10-03-2009, 04:00 PM

What about Clerks 2? That's where that Anne Frank comment and the piss take of Lord of the Rings came from

SuperFerret · 10-03-2009, 04:06 PM

Why would I want to watch the sequel if the first bored the hell out of me? I don't like the two main characters of it, and not even the addition of color would entice me to watch it.

Also, not to downplay the horrible nature of the Holocaust, how is Anne Frank an "inspiration"? Sure, her diary did give the rest of the world an insight into what happened during that time period, but she's no more of an inspiration than any of the other possibly thousands of Jews that went into hiding to avoid the Nazis.

Remi Rome · 10-03-2009, 04:10 PM

She's an inspiration because she showed that despite the utterly horrendous situation she was in, the human spirit and will is a very powerful thing.

Well it's not just her that is the inspiration. She is just like the figure head of the jews whole ordeal. They all were inspirations.

10-02-2009, 09:32 PM	#1
Spider-Man Luvr28 Awesomeness. Join Date: May 2003 Location: Miami Posts: 26,773	Film Footage of Anne Frank The only existing film images of Anne Frank have been loaded on to YouTube by Amsterdam museum the Anne Frank House. The footage, from 1941, is the only time Anne has been captured on film. The 20-second footage uploaded to the museum's recently launched Anne Frank Channel shows Anne's neighbour on her wedding day. A 13-year-old Anne is seen nine seconds into the video, leaning out of a second-floor window to get a better look at the bride and groom. At the time of the wedding the bride-to-be lived at No 37 Merwedeplein, next door to the Franks at No 39. The scene was filmed on 22 July 1941, just under a year before the Frank family went into hiding above the family business. The family were discovered in August 1944 and Anne died in a Nazi concentration camp in March 1945. A shorter, five-second version of the video was given to Otto Frank, Anne's father, by the married couple in the 1950s. After Anne's published diary became widely known in the 1950s the couple recognised her in the film and contacted Otto. Annemarie Bekker, from the Anne Frank House, said using YouTube was a way to introduce the life of Anne Frank to people who may never have heard of her diaries. "The footage is very moving and very unique because these are the only moving images of Anne Frank," Bekker said. "The museum has had the footage for some time, but thought YouTube would be a good platform to show the film and the other films about her life. It's another way to bring the life of Anne Frank to the attention of younger people, and all people worldwide." http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009...elease-youtube VIDEO-CLick to Watch!:

10-02-2009, 10:43 PM	#2
Dr. Watson A-coodle-doodle-doo Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 6,401	Re: Film Footage of Anne Frank I saw this earlier today. It's so surreal to watch in a way. Anne Frank has become such a symbol in our culture and yet there she is, happy and bouncing around just like a girl her age would be. It brings the whole story down to earth. BTW, someone pointed out to me that the girl on the bicycle could be Margot, Anne's sister. They look pretty similar. EDIT: Oops I meant the girl who is standing behind the couple as they come down the stairs. I think she's holding on to a bicycle. __________________ Does This Costume Make Me Look Fat? UPDATED February 7th 2010: The Girl's (and Guy's) Guide to the Best Women in Comics It's Just Movies: My Writer Page Last edited by Dr. Watson; 10-02-2009 at 10:47 PM.

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Nell2ThaIzzay Nothing witty at present Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: In my apartment Posts: 6,782	Re: Film Footage of Anne Frank It's kind of eerie, to be honest with you. __________________ *M-T-S-U! M-T-S-U! GO - RAIDERS - GO!*

10-03-2009, 03:16 AM	#4
Wolfwood Shasta McNasty Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Chino, California Posts: 6,907	Re: Film Footage of Anne Frank It really is. Damn, this just makes me feel depressed all over again. __________________ So tell me baby that this house is not a graveyard. Tell me how to stay strong and carry you home, over corpses of her long lost fathers and her unborn daughters, God dammit, I just can't do it alone Henchman for Shadaloo AVATAR BY JAD

10-03-2009, 03:24 AM	#5
[A] #70800 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Mordela County Posts: 17,990	Re: Film Footage of Anne Frank Great find! __________________ • best/worst of 2009 (in film) • VIDEO-CLick to Watch!:

10-03-2009, 03:33 AM	#6
bullets Inglorious Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: in the abstract Posts: 13,230	Re: Film Footage of Anne Frank It's sad but it's an important part of history and she should be remembered. __________________ In thoughts from the visions of the night , when deep sleep falleth on men , Fear came upon me , and trembling , which made all my bones to shake.

10-03-2009, 04:25 AM	#7
lyc70 Side-Kick Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 33	Re: Film Footage of Anne Frank tks for sharing your experience here. It's quite well if some illustrations were following here.

10-03-2009, 04:40 AM	#8
Remi Rome Ace's High... ;) Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: What the Crocodile hat...WAS THAT?!?! Posts: 29,065	Re: Film Footage of Anne Frank Anne Frank? That chick who was all like duhhhh, till the miracle worker showed up and knocked some smarts into her? __________________ OK FERS... TIME TO GET FED!

10-03-2009, 02:22 PM	#13
Suirou The Snickerdoodle. Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 285	Re: Film Footage of Anne Frank Wow, it's just so ... surreal seeing her on film. Wish we had more films of her but no one at that time would know she would be so famous.

10-03-2009, 03:46 PM	#19
Remi Rome Ace's High... ;) Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: What the Crocodile hat...WAS THAT?!?! Posts: 29,065	Re: Film Footage of Anne Frank I have no short comings. __________________ OK FERS... TIME TO GET FED!

10-03-2009, 03:51 PM	#20
[A] #70800 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Mordela County Posts: 17,990	Re: Film Footage of Anne Frank Two words written by Frank are better than anything Smith would ever come up with. __________________ • best/worst of 2009 (in film) • VIDEO-CLick to Watch!:

10-03-2009, 03:54 PM	#21
Remi Rome Ace's High... ;) Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: What the Crocodile hat...WAS THAT?!?! Posts: 29,065	Re: Film Footage of Anne Frank Oh c'mon. The whole scene where Randall takes the piss out of Lord of the Rings is sheer unadulterated genius. But yes Anne Frank is an icon and her struggle is a inspiration to everyone [/politically correct] __________________ OK FERS... TIME TO GET FED!

10-03-2009, 03:58 PM	#22
SuperFerret Weasel of Next Wednesday Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: SuperFerret's Shoebox of Solitude Posts: 18,634	Re: Film Footage of Anne Frank Sorry, I found Clerks to be so utterly boring that I couldn't keep watching it, maybe it gets better towards the end, but it just wasn't funny in the slightest. __________________ -----Faster than a speeding hamster, ----------More powerful than a box of tissues, ---------------Able to leap off of tall buildings and hit the ground.

10-03-2009, 04:00 PM	#23
Remi Rome Ace's High... ;) Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: What the Crocodile hat...WAS THAT?!?! Posts: 29,065	Re: Film Footage of Anne Frank What about Clerks 2? That's where that Anne Frank comment and the piss take of Lord of the Rings came from __________________ OK FERS... TIME TO GET FED!

10-03-2009, 04:06 PM	#24
SuperFerret Weasel of Next Wednesday Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: SuperFerret's Shoebox of Solitude Posts: 18,634	Re: Film Footage of Anne Frank Why would I want to watch the sequel if the first bored the hell out of me? I don't like the two main characters of it, and not even the addition of color would entice me to watch it. Also, not to downplay the horrible nature of the Holocaust, how is Anne Frank an "inspiration"? Sure, her diary did give the rest of the world an insight into what happened during that time period, but she's no more of an inspiration than any of the other possibly thousands of Jews that went into hiding to avoid the Nazis. __________________ -----Faster than a speeding hamster, ----------More powerful than a box of tissues, ---------------Able to leap off of tall buildings and hit the ground.

10-03-2009, 04:10 PM	#25
Remi Rome Ace's High... ;) Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: What the Crocodile hat...WAS THAT?!?! Posts: 29,065	Re: Film Footage of Anne Frank She's an inspiration because she showed that despite the utterly horrendous situation she was in, the human spirit and will is a very powerful thing. Well it's not just her that is the inspiration. She is just like the figure head of the jews whole ordeal. They all were inspirations. __________________ OK FERS... TIME TO GET FED!

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