I Hit Play and 'Exodus' Came Alive: The 'Kitty' Thread That Haunted Me

Lehan Edirisinghe

Sinatra pulled me in… Lana scored it… then the movie turned into a private letter A cinematic diary collage: Exodus re-animated through Sinatra and Lana Del Rey's American, threading Kitty from Anne Frank into a present-tense, haunting interpretation

Recognizing Someone and Asking to See His Eyes

i know that guy..

Come a little closer.. so I can see your eyes better...

Keren Yarhi Milo, Anne Frank and Lana Del Rey’s “American”

Story:

Keren Yarhi Milo, I saw her as Kitty. And Karen, I saw as Anne Frank, who confided in her diary Kitty, when I saw this movie Exodus (1960).

"American" by Lana Del Rey

https://youtu.be/D7agM5nWJJI

[Verse 1]

Play nurse, put my favorite music on

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Flirtin' with the Kerens like, “you're so pretty”

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Saying Frank Can Sing

I was like, "Hell yeah, that Frank can sing"

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A Chorus Saying “You Make Me Crazy”

[Chorus]

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Saying “Like an American”

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Like an American

Saying “Like an American!”

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Like an American!

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A Verse About L.A. and Not Faking It

[Verse 2]

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L.A., I don't even have to fake it now

Saying Someone Was Sick and Ahead of the Trend

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Mentioning a Party Dress

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A Chorus Ending With “Like a Child”

[Chorus]

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Golden Brown and Being Dope and Proud

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A Cut-Off “Ooh” Line

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A Short “Ooh” Fragment

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A Bridge That Starts With Everybody

[Bridge]

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Keren Wants Kitty to Go to the US

I don't really want the rest

Only you can take me there


Keren wants Kitty to go with her to US only

And only her

Praying for Someone With Folded Hands

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But I'm praying for you!!!

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A Chorus Fragment Beginning With You

[Chorus]

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A Line Beginning “Be Young”

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“Like An” Followed by a Smile

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Another Short “Ooh” Fragment

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An Outro Fragment Beginning With “Like”

[Outro]

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A One-Word “Like” Fragment

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1) The image shows a screenshot of a Bible passage from Exodus 7 in the Complete Jewish Bible on Bible Gateway.
2) On-screen text block:
- Title: "Exodus 7 CJB - But ADONAI said to Moshe..."
- Site / app: "Bible Gateway"
3) The screenshot displays a webpage with text from the Bible. The browser interface is visible, showing tabs and a URL bar. The passage is from Exodus 7, and the text is part of the Complete Jewish Bible translation.

Yahweh, Moses, Khamenei and Netanyahu on Hostages

26 (8:1) Yahweh said to Moses, “Go in to ████████ and say to him, ‘Here is what Netanyahu says: “Let the hostages go, they have nothing to do with this---they are just kids."

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