The Last Happy Day (2009)
THE LAST HAPPY DAY is an experimental documentary portrait of Sandor (Alexander) Lenard, a Hungarian medical doctor and a distant cousin of filmmaker Lynne Sachs. In 1938 Lenard, a writer with a Jewish background, fled the Nazis to a safe haven in Rome. Shortly thereafter, the U.S. Army Graves Registration Service hired Lenard to reconstruct the bones, small and large, of dead American soldiers. Eventually he found himself in remotest Brazil where he embarked on the translation of “Winnie the Pooh” into Latin, an eccentric task that catapulted him to brief world-wide fame. Sachs’ essay film uses personal letters, abstracted war imagery, home movies, interviews and a children’s performance to create an intimate meditation on the destructive power of war.
Cast
- Israel John Gerendasi - Sandor Lenard voice
Screenplay
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Last Happy Day about?
- THE LAST HAPPY DAY is an experimental documentary portrait of Sandor (Alexander) Lenard, a Hungarian medical doctor and a distant cousin of filmmaker Lynne Sachs. In 1938 Lenard, a writer with a Jewish background, fled the Nazis to a safe haven in Rome. Shortly thereafter, the U.S. Army Graves Registration Service hired Lenard to reconstruct the bones, small and large, of dead American soldiers. Eventually he found himself in remotest Brazil where he embarked on the translation of “Winnie the Pooh” into Latin, an eccentric task that catapulted him to brief world-wide fame. Sachs’ essay film uses personal letters, abstracted war imagery, home movies, interviews and a children’s performance to create an intimate meditation on the destructive power of war.
- Who directed The Last Happy Day?
- The Last Happy Day was directed by Lynne Sachs.
- Who stars in The Last Happy Day?
- The Last Happy Day stars Israel John Gerendasi.
- How long is The Last Happy Day?
- The Last Happy Day has a runtime of 38m (38 minutes).
- What genre is The Last Happy Day?
- The Last Happy Day is a Documentary film.
- Where was The Last Happy Day produced?
- The Last Happy Day was produced in United States of America.