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DATE: THURSDAY, May 18, 1995                   TAG: 9505190041
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A8   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
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DATELINE: AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS                                 LENGTH: Short

ANNE FRANK SUBJECT OF ANIMATED MOVIE

The story of Anne Frank is coming to the silver screen as an animated feature in the hope of reaching a younger audience.

But the movie, produced by Japanese filmmaker Seiya Araki, has been snubbed by the Anne Frank Foundation, guardian of the teen-age diarist's image.

``The way they represented Anne and the history of World War II was too beautiful and too idealistic,'' foundation spokesman Teresien da Silva said Wednesday.

``It's not the medium, it's the content. ... We don't doubt Araki's integrity, but we can't cooperate with everything that has to do with Anne,'' Da Silva said.

The 103-minute feature, based on Anne's diary, took three years to make and will be dubbed in several languages. Its premier will be held on Anne's birthday, June 12, at an Amsterdam cultural center.

- Associated Press 


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