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August 26

Jewish film directors

Do we have something like a (more or less comprehensive) list of Jewish film directors? I'd particularly prefer such in the (Western) diaspora, as I'm afraid Israeli films could be too much like Asian films because modern Ivrit also has right-to-left writing, which due to its influence upon visual culture heavily influences image compositions. I'm not necessarily looking for somebody like Dustin Hoffman, as even though I greatly admire him as an actor, I don't much see him as a director, even though Wikipedia obviously tells me he is one. My favorites so far are Kubrick, Polanski, and Woody Allen (the latter mainly for his satirical stuff he did in the 70s, not his sappy romcoms ever since), Levinson makes my good side pretty much only on virtue of Good morning, Vietnam and Wag the Dog (still trying to catch Toys, though), and Spielberg and Mel Brooks range rather low in my personal preferences most of the time. --80.187.106.89 (talk) 06:31, 26 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

How about our List of Jewish film directors?--Shantavira|^{feed me} 07:40, 26 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

+1. Thanks! :D --80.187.106.89 (talk) 10:36, 26 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

first usage of fuck

What was the first film to use the word ‘fuck?’ --Romanophile (talk) 16:43, 26 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The IMDB trivia section says that I'll Never Forget What's'isname is "often named as the first", but that "another contender" is Ulysses, both in 1967. Wikipedia has faithfully reproduced this statement here. --65.94.50.17 (talk) 18:43, 26 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The first MPAA R-rated film to use "fuck" is often quoted as being 1970's MASH (film), see IMDB. The two films you cite include one that received an "X" rating, and one which the MPAA refused to rate on obscenity grounds. The OP also needs to carefully define "first film". Stag films and other pornography have existed since the earliest days of film. I find it hard to believe that the word "fuck" was never recorded on filmed media prior to 1967! While those 2-3 films released in the late 1960's may be the first major studio films to feature the word (due to restrictions of the MPAA and the Hayes Code), it seems patently silly to assume that no filmed recording of someone speaking the word existed until 1967... --Jayron 32 20:10, 26 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I think Romanophile is only really interested in the swearword for when something goes wrong and people get pissed, not the word in its barebone meaning of a sex act. Most porn uses don't matter much here, as they are in the latter category. Was there any consorship code prior to WWI? If not, we could come upon a silent-film dialogue card with the word. --80.187.106.89 (talk) 21:51, 26 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

There are several silent films with Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. where people have noted that, though lip reading, one can identify him using the word "fuck". These all predate the Hayes Code of course. Likewise, in The Graduate, there's a time when Mrs. Robinson an be seen to say "fuck" through a window, though you cannot hear her speaking. --Jayron 32 14:51, 27 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]