{"id":10126,"date":"2023-04-04T11:17:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T15:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/?p=10126"},"modified":"2023-01-03T13:36:25","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T18:36:25","slug":"holidays-in-the-movies-passover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/blog\/2023\/04\/04\/holidays-in-the-movies-passover\/","title":{"rendered":"Holidays in the Movies: Passover"},"content":{"rendered":"
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There are plenty of thematically appropriate and dramatic representations of Passover in the movies. We will be taking a slightly sleepier and round about approach with Phenomena<\/em> (1985) because sometimes we just need a comforting and familiar horror movie. What? Didn’t know that a European horror movie set in a girls school had anything to do with Passover? It’s easy to miss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We may also track down \u201cA Rugrats Passover\u201d (1995). I am a sucker for cartoon holiday specials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There are plenty of thematically appropriate and dramatic representations of Passover in the movies. We will be taking a slightly sleepier and round about approach with Phenomena (1985) because sometimes we just need a comforting and familiar horror movie. What? 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