Writing in The Times, comedian David Baddiel said: 'Authenticity casting I think of as an a priori thing that exists'
Tom Conti, another non-Jewish actor, played Albert Einstein in Oppenheimer, who was born to Jewish parents in Germany.Advertisement
It is not the first time Baddiel has spoken out over the film's depiction of his faith, writing in Jewish Chronicle shortly after its release:"I have talked and written about this many times - about how it's a question not of acting but of context: minority casting being presently dominated by the notion of authenticity, the question is why that doesn't apply to Jews, and what that means for how people see Jews - so I shan't rehearse it again.
He had argued that the real Oppenheimer's Jewish heritage was one of the key factors as to why he was enlisted to help build the weapon. Oppenheimer, which was directed by Christopher Nolan, has courted controversy since its release, sparking particular fury in India, over a scene where, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enablecookies or to allow those cookies just once.
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